The State Department vetting procedures failed this week, leading to the Islamic extremist Taliban receiving at least $239 million in U.S. aid aimed at counterterrorism.
A July 2024 report from the government watchdog, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), identified g at least 29 grants where the Taliban received funds meant for counterterrorism
According to Judicial Watch, SIGAR “investigators found that the State Department failed to comply with its own counterterrorism partner vetting requirements in Afghanistan.”
The funds to the terrorist group came from State Department divisions called “Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor” and “International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs.”
The SIGAR report identified more than two dozen instances where these divisions failed to conduct proper vetting records.
The SIGAR report includes a response to the findings from the State Department.
