The Taliban likely gained access to tens of millions of dollars the US transferred to the Afghan government before it collapsed, a US government watchdog found
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction , which monitored US projects and spending during America’s longest war, said in its latest report that the Taliban likely accessed approximately $57.6 million in funds from the State Department, Department of Defense and USAID.
found, and there are no plans to try to recover any of the money. The US withdrawal from Afghanistan, whose final act played out over four dramatic weeks in August 2021 and led to the deaths of 13 US service members, is likely to come under renewed scrutiny with Republicans set to take over the House after the midterm elections.
wrote in its report. The Defense Department told also claimed that the State Department provided “erroneous information” about what may have been left in Afghanistan. In response to
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