(The Center Square) – After two decades at war with the Taliban, the U.S. government is now sending millions of taxpayer dollars to the terrorist group.
The Taliban resumed power in Afghanistan immediately after the chaotic and deadly withdrawal of U.S. troops earlier in the Biden administration.
A new federal watchdog report shows that the U.S. government has sent at least $11 million to the Taliban since the 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops. But experts and even the federal watchdog estimate the number is much higher.
“The U.S. government has continued to be the largest international donor supporting the Afghan people since the former Afghan government collapsed and the Taliban returned to power in August 2021,” the federal watchdog, SIGAR, wrote in its report. “Since then, the U.S. government has provided more than $2.8 billion in humanitarian and development assistance to help the people of Afghanistan.”
SIGAR said that the $11 million figure is likely only “a fraction” of taxpayer dollars actually going to the Taliban.
“SIGAR also found that the $10.9 million paid by 38 U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, and U.S. Agency for Global Media implementing partners is likely only a fraction of the total amount of U.S. assistance funds provided to the Taliban in taxes, fees, duties, and utilities because UN agencies receiving U.S. funds did not collect data or provide relevant information about their subawardees’ payments,” the report said.
Much of that taxpayer funding is transferred to the Taliban goes through nongovernmental organizations receiving foreign aid.
“To carry out their programs, U.S. agencies rely heavily on nongovernmental organizations and public international organizations, such as the UN, to implement humanitarian and development assistance,” the report said. “Both the former Ghani administration and the current Taliban-controlled government benefited from U.S. aid by imposing taxes, fees, duties and utilities on implementing partners as a condition of operating in Afghanistan.”
In fact, the right-leaning legal group Judicial Watch released an investigation recently showing that the Taliban has created fake NGO’s to siphon away tax dollars. Judicial Watch estimates the actual taxpayer dollars received by the Taliban is much higher than $11 million.
Although the Taliban has banned education for girls, the U.S. continues to send hundreds of millions of dollars to Afghanistan for education.
From Judicial Watch:
Since the terrorist group returned to power in August 2021, Uncle Sam has continued to fund Afghanistan’s education sector through six programs that cost $185.2 million even though the Taliban has issued decrees drastically limiting access to education for girls and women as well as restricting women’s ability to work and other basic freedoms.
Nevertheless, the American taxpayer dollars keep flowing. In fiscal year 2023, which ended in September, the U.S. sent Taliban-ruled Afghanistan over $566 million in humanitarian assistance. Most of it was for emergency food but a chunk was classified as going to general humanitarian and health. More than $15 million went to a cause that is labeled “redacted” in the government records.
Besides its terrorist past, the Taliban also severely oppresses women and girls and denies an array of human rights.
“SIGAR has reported on the importance of U.S. funds being spent on U.S. priorities and not in ways that benefit the Taliban, which represses women and girls, denies the human rights of the Afghan people and remains unrecognized as a legitimate government by the U.S. government and the international community,” the report said.
More treasonous actions by this corrupt puppet president Joe B. OBiden’s administration.
YET NOT one voice in the RNC, is calling for him to be CHARGED with treason, for his WILLFUL SUPPORT Of our enemy..
NOT
A
SINGLE
Person!!
The picture above looks like a Democrat party Minnesota 5th district Ilhan Omar campaign rally. Joe funds the Taliban,,,so just what does the Taliban do for Joe,,,,,kick back money to keepJoe richer,,,or Omar in office, or pay air fare to ship more Terrorist America hating voters into her district from the middle east, perhaps married to their sisters or brothers to get the job done right.
You cannot call it humanitarian assistance when animals recieve the asistance ,paid for by politicians with vegetarian brains
More likely they’re still calling for “Death to america!”
You know that the DemonRats are going to be calling President Trump “The convicted felon” from now to eternity.
Maybe we should be more acurate by calling Sleepy/Creepy Joe the “Terrorist Biden”. Thats’ where his loyalties lie.
It’s a disgrace that Congress has done nothing to stop Biden betrayal of the American people. Democrats don’t care where the American taxpayers money is going as long as they get their share. Biden gives millions probably more like billions to Ukraine and Biden get his kickbacks. They have found in accounts overseas Biden has billions. But he ***** every taxpayers dry. Still no one does anything to stop the destruction of America. Both parties are at fault. They both dishonor America will their greed and unamerican acts against the people and humanity.
Its a TRAVESTY. AND the worse part, is the MEDIA IS silent on this story..
A new federal watchdog report shows that the U.S. government has sent at least $11 million to the Taliban since the 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops. But experts and even the federal watchdog estimate the number is much higher.
Impeach this treasonous traitor !!
Which makes you wonder, WHAT the hell is the point in having these “Watchdog groups”, POINTING OUT things like this, WHEN nothing ever gets DONE about it?!?
And this is on top of all the billions of dollars of military hardware given to our enemies! By the puppet masters of the demented guy!
ALL THE while, HE keeps trying to shank over our 2a rights…