Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60
§7552 Sense of Congress Regarding Protecting Afghanistan’s President
Title 22 › Chapter 82— AFGHANISTAN FREEDOM SUPPORT › Subchapter III— MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 7552
Summary
U.S. protection for Afghanistan’s president must use U.S. diplomatic, law-enforcement, or military personnel, not private contractors. Allies can volunteer active-duty personnel, and the force must be temporary and transferred to Afghan forces promptly.
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Title 22, §7552
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It is the sense of Congress that—
(1)any United States physical protection force provided for the personal security of the President of Afghanistan should be composed of United States diplomatic security, law-enforcement, or military personnel, and should not utilize private contracted personnel to provide actual physical protection services;
(2)United States allies should be invited to volunteer active-duty military or law enforcement personnel to participate in such a protection force; and
(3)such a protection force should be limited in duration and should be succeeded by qualified Afghan security forces as soon as practicable.
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22 U.S.C. § 7552
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60