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Republicans say this will be a top issue following the mid-term elections The U.S. government gave $1.1 billion in U.S. tax dollars to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in humanitarian aid since the U.S. withdrawal in August 2021 — and a top federal watchdog says several U.S. agencies are refusing to explain how the money was spent. The U.S. government remains Afghanistan’s single largest donor more than one year after the Taliban takeover of the country and the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) says for the first time in history — they don’t have the answers. In SIGAR’s quarterly report to...

Treasury Finds $1B Likely From Iraqi Bank By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON - U.S. authorities have growing confidence that the nearly $1 billion that was ordered removed from Iraq 's central bank by Saddam Hussein has been located in various hiding spots around Baghdad, a top Treasury Department official said Thursday. "We are getting more and more confirmation that the large bulk of those funds have been identified," said Treasury Undersecretary John Taylor. He said authorities were beginning the process of verifying that the money — estimated to be $850 million in U.S. bills and $100 million in...