US Afghanistan watchdog tells Congress he can't guarantee Am. aid is 'not currently funding Taliban

[jgo]

Source: CNN

The US government’s Afghanistan watchdog told lawmakers Wednesday that he cannot say with certainty that US aid to the country is “not currently funding the Taliban.”

“While I agree, and we all agree Afghanistan faces a dire humanitarian and economic situation, it is critical that our assistance not be diverted by the Taliban,” John Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), told the House Oversight Committee. “Unfortunately, as I sit here today, I cannot assure this committee or the American taxpayer we are not currently funding the Taliban.

“Nor can I assure you that the Taliban are not diverting the money we are sending from the intended recipients, which are the poor Afghan people,” he said.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/19/politics/afghanistan-congress-watchdog-hearing/index.html

[quakerboy]

1. It would seem obvious that it is

They will be out there taking advantage of any resources incoming any way they can.

To me it seems like having an extremely unfit abusive family member with kids. What do you do? You dont want to prolong or aide the abuse. But you also dont want the kids to starve and suffer.

Personally I think we should have started our departure earlier, had it last longer, and offered any interested Afghan woman or child along the way the opportunity to come live in the west.