Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Russian attack leaves Sumy without electricity

"A Russian drone attack has left Ukraine's northeastern city of Sumy without electricity." Ukrin

Biden Admin Has Paid Taliban Nearly $11 Million Since Withdrawal Disaster

"The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) reported on Monday that the Biden administration has overseen $10.9 million in payments to the Taliban junta in Afghanistan since President Joe Biden’s disastrous withdrawal of American forces in August 2021.
SIGAR said the bulk of this U.S. taxpayer funding for the Taliban regime came from “taxes” collected by the terrorists. About half a million dollars of the payments were for “payments for utilities, fees, and customs duties.” Worse still, the report said the $10.9 million tracked by SIGAR’s auditors was “likely only a fraction of the total amount of U.S. assistance funds provided to the Taliban” because “U.N. agencies receiving U.S. funds did not collect data or provide relevant information about their subawardees’ payments.” Breitbart