{"id":1993955,"date":"2023-08-08T05:09:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T09:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-has-given-2-35-billion-to-taliban-controlled-afghanistan\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T05:12:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T09:12:18","slug":"biden-admin-has-given-2-35-billion-to-taliban-controlled-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-has-given-2-35-billion-to-taliban-controlled-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Admin Grants $2.35B to Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-admin-has-given-2-35-billion-to-taliban-controlled-afghanistan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1993955&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<h2>The Biden\u200c Administration&#8217;s Funding of Afghanistan Raises Concerns<\/h2>\n<p>The Biden administration\u2063 has\u2062 provided over $2.35 billion in\u200c taxpayer dollars to Afghanistan since the Taliban regained \u2063control\u2062 of the government\u2062 in\u2063 2021. Despite warnings\u2064 from lawmakers and federal\u2064 oversight officials, these funds could potentially be supporting the Taliban&#8217;s \u2064terrorist \u2063regime.<\/p>\n<p>Updated spending figures were\u200b recently disclosed\u200d in\u2063 a report by the Special Inspector General for\u2062 Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR), a \u200cfederal watchdog that exposes waste, fraud, and abuse related to U.S. expenditures in Afghanistan. According to the report,\u2063 around $1.7 billion remains available for disbursement, meaning \u200bthat \u2063this money\u200c could flow\u200d into non-profit groups and other entities \u2062involved in reconstruction projects in\u2062 Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>However, with the\u200d Taliban exerting\u2063 control over various sectors, including the NGO community, there is\u200d a high likelihood \u2062that \u2063a significant portion of these funds will\u200c end \u200bup \u200din the hands of the terror group.<\/p>\n<h3>Increasing Pressure on the Biden Administration<\/h3>\n<p>These latest figures are expected to intensify congressional pressure on \u2062the Biden administration \u200cto halt \u2063the flow\u2063 of taxpayer funds into Afghanistan until it \u200bcan be ensured that the Taliban is not \u200dmisusing the\u2062 money. John Sopko, head of SIGAR, expressed his concerns to the \u2064House Foreign Affairs Committee, \u2064stating\u200d that he cannot guarantee that the\u2062 Taliban is not currently benefiting from U.S.\u200d taxpayer dollars. Sopko also accused the Biden administration of obstructing his investigative efforts\u200d and withholding crucial documents that could shed \u200dlight\u2062 on the\u2064 Taliban&#8217;s financial support.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past two\u2062 years, \u200bit has become increasingly\u2063 evident that the Taliban views international assistance as a &#8220;revenue stream,&#8221;\u2062 according to\u200b SIGAR&#8217;s report. \u2063The United States Institute of \u2063Peace has also warned that\u2064 the Taliban is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-biden-wont-stop-china-land-grabs-congress-will\/\" title=\"If Biden Won\u2019t Stop China Land Grabs, Congress Will\">seeking greater control<\/a> over the delivery of\u2063 aid, while United \u2062Nations officials have acknowledged the group&#8217;s infiltration and influence over UN-managed assistance programs.<\/p>\n<p>These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-has-given-2-35-billion-to-taliban-controlled-afghanistan\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Grants .35B to Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan\">alarming realities raise questions<\/a> about the nearly \u2062$2 billion in funds made available \u200cby the \u200cBiden administration for disbursement in Afghanistan. \u2063The report\u200d highlights \u2062a decline in humanitarian access due to\u200b Taliban interference, hindering beneficiaries \u2063from accessing aid.<\/p>\n<p>The Taliban&#8217;s Unchanged Ideology<\/p>\n<p>Despite promises of inclusivity, counter-terrorism, respect for human rights, and regional security, the Taliban has \u200cshown \u200cno signs of reform or compromise,\u2062 according \u2062to the report. Their jihadi principles remain \u2062unchanged since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vp-harris-leaning-on-guatemala-to-aid-in-border-crisis\/\" title=\"VP Harris Leaning on Guatemala to Aid in Border Crisis\">seizing control<\/a> of \u2062the country.<\/p>\n<h3>Lack of Cooperation and\u200d Oversight<\/h3>\n<p>As concerns mount regarding the Biden administration&#8217;s decision to allocate funds to Afghanistan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hon-thaddeus-g-mccotter-the-death-of-nicaraguan-democracy-u-s-economic-and-security-interests-are-not-always-simpatico\/\" title=\"Hon. Thaddeus G. McCotter: The Death of Nicaraguan Democracy\u2013 U.S. Economic and Security Interests Are Not Always Simpatico\">government agencies responsible<\/a> for these expenditures are not cooperating with investigations. John Sopko revealed that the Department of State, USAID,\u200d the U.N., and other agencies are withholding basic \u200cinformation necessary for oversight. State and USAID\u2064 have even instructed their employees not\u200b to communicate with SIGAR, and the White House has refused to cooperate as well.<\/p>\n<p>Congress has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-de-blasio-and-wife-announce-theyre-dating-other-people-but-still-live-together\/\" title=\"Bill De Blasio and his wife announce they're seeing other people but continue living together.\">faced similar challenges<\/a>, with USAID declining to \u200ddisclose the \u2064safeguards\u2063 in place to prevent Taliban theft of taxpayer funds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan in 2021, the Biden administration has given over $2.35 billion in taxpayer funds to the country. Despite concerns from lawmakers and oversight officials about supporting the Taliban&#8217;s terrorist regime, the United States continues to be Afghanistan&#8217;s primary benefactor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":117,"featured_media":1993956,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1993955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1993955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/117"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1993955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1993955\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1993956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1993955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1993955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1993955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}