Afghan watchdog: US taxpayer-funded weapons left behind have formed ‘core of the Taliban security apparatus’

The final report from a government watchdog tasked with overseeing Afghanistan reconstruction efforts declared that “U.S. taxpayer-funded equipment, weapons, and facilities” left behind during the chaotic 2021 U.S. withdrawal have now “formed the core of the Taliban security apparatus.”  The 137-page document released this week from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) states […]

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