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Afghanistan
U.S. taxpayers helping fund Afghanistan's Taliban? Aid workers say they're forced 'to serve the Taliban first'
2023-04-22
[CBSnews] Aid workers at non-profit organizations in Afghanistan that receive financial support from the U.S. government say they're being forced to pay fees and provide services to the Taliban
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. They spoke to CBS News days after the head of a U.S. government oversight office tasked with monitoring how U.S. tax dollars are spent in Afghanistan told politicians that his staff "simply do not know" the extent to which the American people may unknowingly be funding the terrorist group.

"Since the Taliban takeover, the U.S. government has sought to continue supporting the Afghan people without providing benefits for the Taliban regime," Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John F. Sopko said Wednesday in testimony to the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. "However,
Posted by:trailing wife

#3  Not squandering countless sums on preposterous schemes with less than no accountability and even less objective is a nice start. But how about not stealing peoples' money in the first place?
Posted by: Cesare   2023-04-22 09:08  

#2  How about 'to serve the Taliban America first'
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-04-22 07:36  

#1  How about a simple new Budget Rule.
No $$$$ to non-US based interests, unless the budget in balanced.
Posted by: NN2N1   2023-04-22 05:21  

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