WASHINGTON — Michael McCaul, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has condemned the US provision of $10.9 million to the Taliban as “unacceptable.”
His statement followed a report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR).
“It is unacceptable for any US funding to benefit the Taliban,” McCaul emphasized.
The SIGAR report, prepared at McCaul’s request, revealed that the US has provided $2.8 billion to address the humanitarian crisis caused by the Taliban takeover.
“Unsurprisingly, SIGAR has found that at least $10.9 million in US taxpayer dollars have gone to the Taliban,” McCaul stated. “It is unacceptable for any US funding to benefit the Taliban.