Tornado Alley (PROG)

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Just saying thoughts around administration coup involvement is all conjecture on your part. Yes, heaps of corruption, but to be fair that should most times it's said be balanced by also acknowledging the corruption of non-Afghanistanians involved there over decades.

"afghan has been corrupt for like forever, so just some braver crooks decided they wanted more of the pie. That's my take."

Pakistan and the United States Have Betrayed the Afghan People

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Although much of the U.S. expenditures pertained to defense, the United States has ostensibly invested in other sectors of Afghan governance. As of June 30, the United States has spent about $144.98 billion in funds .. https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/quarterlyreports/2021-07-30qr.pdf .. for reconstruction and related activities in Afghanistan since fiscal year 2002, including $88.61 billion for security (including $4.6 billion for counternarcotic initiatives); $36.29 billion for governance and development (including $4.37 billion for counternarcotic initiatives); $4.18 billion for humanitarian aid; and $15.91 billion for agency operations.

Although these numbers are staggering, much of U.S. investment did not stay in Afghanistan. Because of heavy reliance on a complex ecosystem of defense contractors, Washington banditry, and aid contractors, between 80 and 90 percent of outlays actually returned to the U.S. economy. Of the 10 to 20 percent of the contracts that remained in the country, the United States rarely cared about the efficacy of the initiative. Although corruption is rife in Afghanistan .. https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/alerts/SIGAR-21-09-AL.pdf , the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction repeatedly identifies bewildering corruption by U.S. firms and individuals .. https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/quarterlyreports/2021-07-30qr.pdf .. working in Afghanistan.

Remember? Criminal financial fraud was also a huge expense in the Iraq War.

In many cases, U.S. firms even defrauded Afghans .. https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna38142317 . In 2010, one military official with the International Security Assistance Force explained .. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/08/world/asia/08contract.html?partner=rss&emc=rss .. to New York Times journalist Carlotta Gall that “without being too dramatic, American contractors are contributing to fueling the insurgency.” As it neglected to tackle Pakistan and tried to do security on the cheap, Washington also strongarmed the Afghan government it into so-called “peace talks” with the Taliban. More than anyone, the Afghan government understood the Taliban and their Pakistani handlers could not be trusted to honor their commitments, such as they were.

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