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US transfers funds meant for Pakistan for building Mexico border wall
[DAWN] The United States is transferring $1.5 billion meant for Afghanistan and Pakistain to a fund to build the Mexican border wall, says acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan.

The funds have been reprogrammed despite an increase in attacks inside Afghanistan and a complaint by the US chief negotiator that peace talks with the Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
 are not moving at a sufficient pace.

"We reprogrammed $1.5 billion towards the construction of more than 120 miles of border barrier without impacting readiness," Mr Shanahan said in a statement released late Friday.

More than $600 million of these funds come from an Afghan cops account while an unspecified amount was taken from the funds previously meant for Pakistain.
It’s not like money given to Pakistan accomplishes any of the objectives for which it was disbursed.
"The funds were culled from a variety of sources, to include unexecuted prior year funds, the suspension of reimbursements to Pakistain, and costs reductions in a series of contracts," Secretary Shanahan said.
Posted by: Fred 2019-05-13
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