The Biden admin’s devious coverups are coming to the surface. The American people are furious.
And now Joe Biden’s treasonous acts have been uncovered in newly publicized State Department documents.
State Department Payments to Taliban Spark Controversy Over U.S. Taxpayer Dollars
A recent government watchdog report has revealed that a U.S. State Department office facilitated $1.8 million in payments to the Taliban through foreign aid programs, with the payments continuing despite growing concerns. The revelations came to light through a Department of Defense (DOD) inspector general’s report released on Tuesday, which uncovered bureaucratic loopholes and a lack of accountability that allowed taxpayer dollars to enrich Afghanistan’s terror regime under the Biden administration.
According to the report, the payments, made between September 2021 and December 2024, were conducted by humanitarian organizations funded by the State Department. These organizations made the payments to the Taliban for various expenses, including taxes on local staff salaries and vehicle registration fees. The sum of $1.8 million is a small fraction of the larger foreign aid sent to Afghanistan, much of which was funneled to terrorist groups, despite the Trump administration’s efforts to address such concerns.
The report specifically mentions: “State’s implementing partners made payments to the Taliban.” These payments were allegedly authorized through “General Licenses” issued by the Treasury Department. The Treasury’s licenses were provided under the assumption that they did not facilitate financial transfers directly to the Taliban, although the report raises questions about the effectiveness of such safeguards.
The State Department’s stance on the payments was that they were in alignment with U.S. regulations. The Treasury Department, which had issued the licenses under the premise that they “do not authorize financial transfers to the Taliban,” argued that they did not see the payments as benefiting the terror group. However, this justification stands in contrast to the broader U.S. policy, as the U.S. government has refused to recognize the Taliban as the legitimate governing body of Afghanistan since their takeover in 2021.
The situation began after President Joe Biden’s withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan in 2021, a move that resulted in a chaotic evacuation process. Thirteen U.S. service members lost their lives, military supplies were left behind, and the Taliban quickly regained control of the country. Despite the collapse of the Afghan government, U.S. officials continued to send tax dollars to humanitarian organizations operating within Afghanistan, with reports showing that millions of those funds were benefitting the very terrorist group that the U.S. had fought against for over two decades.
BREAKING: biden-harris send $239 million to the taliban
funds came from a counterterrorism program via State Department. pic.twitter.com/b722vNiUey
— Gio DeBatta 🍸 (@GDebatta) August 28, 2024
A Treasury Department spokesperson maintained that the payments were not intended for the Taliban, claiming that transactions with state-controlled institutions in Afghanistan were not considered financial transfers to the terror group. However, the inspector general’s report calls into question this distinction, as the U.S. government has refused to recognize the Taliban’s authority.
The issue has also drawn attention from former officials and political figures. The Trump administration’s State Department had previously stated that “national security is and will remain a top priority” while it reviewed foreign aid programs for potential waste and abuse. The Trump administration had planned to cut more than 90% of foreign aid contracts through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), alongside a 45% reduction in State Department grants, as reported by the Associated Press.
Meanwhile, new initiatives, such as Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), have also scrutinized federal spending. Musk, in a February 1 post on X (formerly Twitter), claimed that his team had discovered that Treasury payment approval officers were instructed to approve payments to entities, including known terrorist organizations, even when fraudulent. Mainstream media outlets quickly dismissed Musk’s statement, questioning the evidence for his claims.
On the legislative front, Republicans, including Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee, have introduced bills aimed at protecting U.S. taxpayer funds from being misused in Afghanistan. These efforts reflect growing bipartisan concerns about the flow of foreign aid into the hands of the Taliban.
The report’s findings come on the heels of a federal government charge against a Tajik man for allegedly sending money to foreign terrorists. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison, highlighting the stark contrast between how the U.S. government handles small-scale individuals sending money to terrorist groups and its policy on foreign aid funding that ends up benefitting the Taliban.
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