Report: Taliban buying U.S. weapons, fuel, growing opium.
Terrorist militants affiliated with the Taliban in Afghanistan have been purchasing U.S.-supplied weapons and ammunition from Afghan army and police forces, which receive their funding from American taxpayers, according to a new government report.
The disclosure comes amid an increase in violence in
the war-torn country, where the Taliban continues to grow and regain territory once held by U.S.-allied Afghan forces. Just 63 percent of Afghanistan is under allied control, despite a four-billion dollar investment from the United States in 2016.
With the country facing some of the highest levels of corruption worldwide, U.S. government inspectors have discovered evidence that the U.S.-funded Afghan security forces are selling their American-supplied weapons to Taliban terrorists.
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WNU Editor: I have lost count on how many times I have heard Western/U.S. officials tell us that they are trying their best to stop this corruption .... but it keeps on getting worse.
With the country facing some of the highest levels of corruption worldwide, U.S. government inspectors have discovered evidence that the U.S.-funded Afghan security forces are selling their American-supplied weapons to Taliban terrorists.
Read more ....
WNU Editor: I have lost count on how many times I have heard Western/U.S. officials tell us that they are trying their best to stop this corruption .... but it keeps on getting worse.
