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Taliban Terrorists Buying American Weapons From U.S. Taxpayer-Funded Afghan Soldiers

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.

These U.S.-aligned security forces also have been stealing American-bought fuel and selling it to Afghan insurgents, according to new findings by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or SIGAR. (snip - more at link)
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/taliban-terrorists-buying-american-weapons-u-s-taxpayer-funded-afghan-soldiers/


54 posted on 01/12/2017 2:10:23 PM PST by Velveeta
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Taliban Terrorists Buying American Weapons From U.S. Taxpayer-Funded Afghan Soldiers

Check out #54, and #53.

Thanks Vel and rodguy.

56 posted on 01/12/2017 2:41:19 PM PST by LucyT
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