Why Is U.S. Aid To Afghanistan Going To Al Qaeda And The Taliban?

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Adam Cook and his military dog, Falco, take a break during a patrol in Mohammad Abad village in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, July 23, 2013. Cook, a dog handler, and Falco are assigned to the 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Geoffrey K. Scarborough

US Auditor Finds Taxpayer Money Flowing To Taliban, Al Qaeda - But Army Refuses To Act -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor

Warnings from the US government's internal auditor that an ongoing $20 billion Afghanistan reconstruction program is lining the pockets of the Taliban and Al Qaeda have been ignored.

The US military has been ignoring warnings that its spending in Afghanistan is funding Al Qaeda and the Taliban. And John F. Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), appears to have had enough.

He issued a blistering cover letter with SIGAR's quarterly report to Congress today that called into question what "appears to be a growing gap between the policy objectives of Washington and the reality of achieving them in Afghanistan."

The US has $20 billion of Afghan reconstruction spending scheduled, and a further $10 billion requested for the 2014 budget. But after 11 years of war, there are "serious shortcomings in US oversight of contracts: poor planning, delayed or inadequate inspections, insufficient documentation, dubious decisions, and - perhaps most troubling - a pervasive lack of accountability," Mr. Sopko wrote. Good intentions, he added, appear to be running way ahead of commitment to execution.

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More News On U.S. Aid To Afghanistan Going To Al Qaeda And The Taliban

U.S. Army won't bar contractors linked to Afghan insurgents: watchdog -- Reuters
Army Contracts with Companies Tied to al Qaeda, Taliban Not Suspended -- Washington Free Beacon
Al-Qaeda Backers Found With U.S. Contracts in Afghanistan -- Bloomberg
Aiding the enemy? ‘US won’t stop paying Afghan contractors with militant links’ -- RT
Al-Qaeda supporters have U.S. government contracts in Afghanistan -- Examiner
Al-Qaeda Supporters Awarded US Contracts In Afghan Reconstruction -- Inquisitr

My Comment: So U.S. aid money is going to Afghan contractors who support the Taliban and Al Qaeda .... and no one is doing anything about it. Unbelievable.