Sen. Mike Braun called on Secretary Antony Blinken to freeze aid to Afghanistan amid the revelations of money possibly going to the Taliban.
FIRST ON FOX: Secretary of State Antony Blinken is being called on to freeze aid to Afghanistan following revelations that the assistance could be going to the Taliban. A recent report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction , a government entity conducting oversight of U.S. aid to the country, determined that two of five bureaus within the Department of State couldn't prove their compliance with counterterrorism vetting.
' 'It is imperative that State take immediate remedial and comprehensive action to rectify these issues to prevent similar occurrences in the future,' wrote Braun. 'NEVER HEARD OF HIM': HARRIS VP PICK WALZ HAS LITTLE NOTORIETY AMONG TRUMP-VANCE VOTERS IN PA Further, SIGAR found that $10.9 million in U.S. taxpayer money was paid to the Taliban-controlled government by 38 of the U.S.'s 65 implementing partners.
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