US sends more money to Kiev in one year than in 12 years in Afghanistan

  The US has sent more money to Kiev in one year than it has spent in Afghanistan in 12. US Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John Sopko warned of "unpredictable consequences" from possible corruption stemming from the spending in Ukraine. Speaking hours after Senate Democrats blocked an attempt to introduce tighter controls on billions of dollars of US military aid to Ukraine, US Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John Sopko pointed out how Washington has sent more money in Kiev in one year than he spent in Afghanistan in 12.

The inspector said he "is not against such spending" and that he just wanted to make sure it was done fairly and under supervision". Sopko especially warns against I risk fueling corruption, recalling that in Afghanistan “corruption was an existential threat.” According to him, “It wasn't about the Taliban. It was our own corruption." On corruption in Afghanistan, Russian political scientist Alexander Knyazev said, "Even outside observers not loyal to the Taliban have noticed a decrease in the level of corruption in Afghanistan after the Taliban took power," Knyazev points out. , and "all Western aid has been withdrawn and not by the Afghans." And he added that "most of the American aid to Afghanistan never arrived because it had already been stolen in Washington".