
Grassley blasts Biden admin for 'contempt toward the taxpayers' in handling of $40M of Afghanistan aid
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Sen. Grassley says the State Department has found only $19k out of $40 million 'questioned costs' surrounding Afghanistan aide was allowable, over 2 years from a watchdog's damning report
"In two years, that’s all you can show the taxpayer; this is unacceptable," Grassley wrote in a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday. "Compliance with rules, regulations, and laws—especially when dealing with taxpayer money—is a demand, not an option." Thomas Phippen is an Editor at Fox News.
State Department is among many agencies that have faced criticism for billions in taxpayer money wasted in Afghanistan reconstruction over nearly two decades ahead of the U.S.' withdrawal in August 2021. SIGAR has tracked billions of dollars given to contractors or grantees to accomplish projects aimed at helping Afghanistan rebuild. Many of those projects failed or were improperly implemented.