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US Aid Control Flaws Possibly Aided Militants in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: Two State Department offices failed to demonstrate compliance with internal policies to vet aid groups in Taliban-run Afghanistan that received $293 million in funds, raising the risk that extremists could benefit, a US watchdog said on Tuesday. Wednesday. “It is critical for the state to know who actually benefits from this assistance in order to prevent aid from being diverted to the Taliban or other sanctioned parties,” the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) report said. The Taliban, the report said, sought to secure US aid funds “through several means, including the establishment of humanitarian organizations,” underscoring the