QUARTERLY SECURITY BRIEFINGS ON AFGHANISTAN.

SEC. 1092. QUARTERLY SECURITY BRIEFINGS ON AFGHANISTAN. (a) In General.—Not later than January 15, 2025, and every 120 days thereafter through December 31, 2026, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, shall provide to the congressional defense committees an unclassified and classified briefing on the security situation in Afghanistan and ongoing Department of Defense efforts to counter terrorist groups in Afghanistan. (b) Elements.—Each briefing required by subsection (a) shall include an assessment of each of the following: (1) The security situation in Afghanistan. (2) The disposition of the Taliban, al-Qaeda, the Islamic State of Khorasan, and associated forces, including the respective sizes and geographic areas of control of each such group. (3) The international terrorism ambitions and capabilities of the Taliban, al-Qaeda, the Islamic State of Khorasan, and associated forces, and the extent to which each such group poses a threat to the United States and its allies. (4) The capability and willingness of the Taliban to counter the Islamic State of Khorasan. (5) The capability and willingness of the Taliban to counter al-Qaeda. (6) The extent to which the Taliban have targeted, and continue to target, Afghan nationals who assisted the United States and coalition forces during the United States military operations in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2021. (7) Basing, overflight, or other cooperative arrangements between the United States and regional partners as part of the over-the-horizon counterterrorism posture for Afghanistan. (8) The capability and effectiveness of the over-the-horizon counterterrorism posture of the United States for Afghanistan. (9) The disposition of United States forces in the area of operations of United States Central Command, including the force posture and associated capabilities to conduct operations in Afghanistan. (10) The activities of regional actors as they relate to promoting stability and countering threats from terrorist groups in Afghanistan, including— (A) military operations conducted by foreign countries in the region as such operations relate to Afghanistan; (B) the capabilities of the militaries of foreign countries to execute operations in Afghanistan; and (C) the relationships between the militaries of foreign countries and the Taliban or foreign terrorist organizations inside Afghanistan. (11) The extent to which the Department of Defense is tracking and monitoring the equipment the Taliban recovered from the Afghan National Security Forces, an assessment of how such equipment being used by the Taliban, and the operational readiness of such equipment. (12) Any other matter the Under Secretary considers appropriate.