US Congress cuts Afghan aid over corruption fears
A US House of Representatives foreign aid panel voted to cut off almost $4bn (€3.27bn) in aid to the government of Afghanistan pending an investigation into charges that Afghan officials are blocking corruption probes and huge amounts of foreign aid are being stolen.
The bipartisan move comes after The Washington Post alleged that top officials in President Hamid Karzai’s government were blocking corruption investigations of political allies and that Afghan powerbrokers are moving millions of dollars out of the country.
