A recent audit by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) indicates the Biden regime has indirectly provided around $1.3 million to the Taliban via weapons removal projects in Afghanistan. The oversight group also revealed that an additional $5 million is earmarked for the same cause, which will presumably be implemented under the Taliban’s authority.
The revelations are coupled with warnings from SIGAR that Afghanistan is reemerging as a hotspot for terrorist activities and the spending of taxpayer’s money on weapons removal may inadvertently be benefiting the Taliban. The removal efforts are part of the U.S.’ $17 billion investment in post-withdrawal Afghanistan, which according to SIGAR, remains somewhat unmonitored due to limited government cooperation.
Amid a rising count of terrorist attacks, SIGAR reports indicate that the Taliban is colluding with various notorious terror outfits like al Qaeda and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. ISIS operations are also said to be expanding in Afghanistan.
The agenda of the Taliban regime, known for its strict imposition of Islamic law, has witnessed an escalation in human rights violations. Copious Afghan refugees are entering the U.S. through the U.S.-Mexico border. SIGAR’s interviews with the refugees reveal an alarming lack of coordination by the U.S. government in tracking those who enter the country.
The American exit from Afghanistan itself was a disastrous failure for the Biden government, with one historian calling it America’s “greatest humiliation since Saigon.” The botched withdrawal culminated in an ISIS-K terrorist attack at Kabul airport’s Abbey Gate.
