It's no secret that the withdrawal from Afghanistan has been a complete failure, but many don't know that the Biden administration is sending funds to the Taliban. Every week Since after that.
When the US withdrew from Afghanistan, our troops $7 billion worth About 10% of military equipment fell into Taliban hands. According to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), the Taliban probably also had access to about 10% of military equipment. $57.6 million This was part of the funding the US provided to the former Afghan government, but it was only the beginning of the financial brutality. (Related article: Morgan Murphy: Democrats: Party of War)
“According to an August 2023 World Bank report, the UN has purchased, transported and sent the equivalent of $2.9 billion in U.S. dollars to Afghanistan since August 2021.” According to a SIGAR report released in January:“This includes $1.8 billion provided in 2022 and $1.1 billion provided in 2023 as of August 2023.”
“The United States is the largest international donor to Afghanistan, having provided approximately $2.6 billion in funding to the UN, other international organizations (PIOs), and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in Afghanistan since August 2021,” the SIGAR report said.
The UN, which is in charge of transporting these payments, claims it needs to send cash because the country does not have it. infrastructure remit payment.
I recently Podcasts When talking about these payments, one man who goes by the name of “Legend” is an Afghan-born American and former U.S. Army non-commissioned officer who was deployed to Afghanistan multiple times and went to Kabul when the Afghan withdrawal took place to rescue those left behind.
“Yes, the money ends up feeding and supporting the Taliban,” Legend acknowledged, explaining that the UN is airlifting cash from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to the Taliban-controlled Central Bank of Afghanistan. Managed Terrorists on the US sanctions list hold “auctions” at the bank and groups exchange those dollars for local currency. Every week there is a winner of the auction. Related Haqqani Network Terrorist groups and Links to Al Qaeda.
These terrorists seize the money, convert it into Afghan currency and distribute it: some stays with the Haqqani network, some goes to terrorists running banks, and the rest goes to local implementing groups and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
But it's the Taliban that issues NGO licenses in Afghanistan. If Taliban supporters ask for an NGO license, they'll get it. So a lot of these groups end up sending money directly to the Taliban or supporting the families of suicide bombers.
Legend has it that if the US were to stop these weekly payments, there would be signs that the Taliban and other Afghanistan-based terrorist organisations would collapse within a year. $40 million Weekly Cash The increased traffic helped stabilize the Afghan currency, while the Taliban's newly printed currency The best performers in the worldIt is expected to surpass the US dollar in September 2023.
It's not that this administration doesn't know who it's dealing with. President Joe Biden was a senator and Vice President Kamala Harris was a lawyer in the 1990s, when the Taliban ruled Afghanistan with an iron fist. At the time, women were stripped of their rights and treated like prisoners, and the Taliban Provided a safe haven against al-Qaida in the years leading up to the 9/11 attacks.
The Taliban Took over Afghanistan in 2021, its spokesman said“Nobody gets hurt in Afghanistan. Of course, there is a big difference between now and 20 years ago.” This is a laughable statement and no sane person should believe it. Terrorists don't change.
The Taliban's return to oppression began slowly. First, they Banned women They banned women from driving more than 45 miles without a male relative, banned them from going to school, and banned women from going to school. Face and voice The government has banned women from public display, from looking at men they are not related to. These women are now, as they were in the 1990s, prisoners in their own country, and we are funding those who oppress them.
It is shameful that every penny of American tax money goes into the hands of terrorists. The bill was submitted it is It does three things To stop it:
First, my bill makes it clear that it is U.S. policy to oppose support for the Taliban. It also requires a report on foreign countries that have supported the Taliban and requires the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to prevent foreign support. Second, it requires a report on Afghanistan's cash assistance program and the safeguards in place to prevent the Taliban from accessing it. Third, it requires a report on the Afghanistan Fund and the Central Bank of Afghanistan and what controls are in place to ensure that these funds are not misappropriated or misused.
The House My bill was passed. It was introduced earlier this year, but unfortunately the Senate did not take a vote. This should be a bipartisan issue, and we need to continue to push for it.
Our withdrawal from Afghanistan has left many people losing everything: women losing their freedom, Afghan people losing their lives, and 13 American soldiers dead, one of whom was a voter in my district. Staff Sergeant Ryan KnaussHe had just finished a tour of duty in Afghanistan and when he heard we were withdrawing he volunteered to go back and help. He was 23 when he died.
We need to honor their sacrifices in any way we can, and that starts with cutting off all funds going to the Taliban. No more American money going to terrorists.
Congressman Tim Burchett Representing Tennessee 2and He has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since January 2019. Previously, he served as Knox County Mayor for eight years, a state senator for 12 years, and a state representative for four years.
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