Rand Paul

Amu: US Senator Rand Paul said on Thursday that proposed legislation would claw back $631 million earmarked for Afghanistan reconstruction and permanently block US taxpayer money from reaching the Taliban. “If H.R. 260 becomes law, $631 million meant for Afghanistan reconstruction will be clawed back to the Treasury,” Paul said in a statement, adding that “not another dollar should ever reach the Taliban” after two decades of war. Paul said the bill, known as the No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act, would end what he described as Washington’s “blind commitment” to Afghanistan-related spending and tighten safeguards on the relocation of Afghans to the United States, arguing that national security must take priority. Click here to read more (external link).