FreeTime Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 The US Agency for International Development has opened an investigation into allegations that its funds for road and bridge construction in Afghanistan are ending up in the hands of the Taliban through a protection racket: http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/afghanistan/090902/usaid-taliban-funding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwoww Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 Makes sense. Who knows where the money goes once it's handed over to the contractors and sub-contractors? Corruption is normal there and it sounds like the Taliban control most of the country outside Kabul anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 When Colonel Powell was Secretary of State, we gave the Taliban about 45 million dollars in - 2001. No big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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