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Blinken pressured to freeze Afghanistan aid after revelation nearly $300M could have gone to Taliban

8th August, 2024 · admin

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Fox News: Secretary of State Antony Blinken is being called on to freeze aid to Afghanistan following revelations that the assistance could be going to the Taliban.  A recent report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), a government entity conducting oversight of U.S. aid to the country, determined that two of five bureaus within the Department of State (DOS) couldn’t prove their compliance with counterterrorism vetting. “Collectively, State could not demonstrate their compliance with its partner vetting requirements on awards that disbursed at least $293 million in Afghanistan,” the report stated. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: West funding Taliban, West supporting Taliban |
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