@StateDept Cuts $100M Aid to Afghanistan Over “Govt Corruption and Financial Mismanagement”

September 20, 2019 By domani spero in Corruption, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Assistance, Foreign Policy, Mike Pompeo, Pompeo, State Department, U.S. Missions, US Embassy Kabul Tags: Afghanistan, anti-corruption, National Procurement Authority

National Procurement Authority, NPA, in #Afghanistan was founded by Ghani soon after he became president. He personally has been leading/chairing it since then.

And now the US says lack of transparency in NPA is a “great cause for concern.”https://t.co/dwp0cTyiRo

— Sharif Hassan (@MSharif1990) September 20, 2019

Hearing reports the National Procurement Authority won’t authorize fuel purchases for the power plant providing the only electricity in Kabul – even while the U.S. & @ResoluteSupport help #Afghan security forces enable repairs to power transmission lines. Could this be true?

— John R. Bass (@USAmbKabul) September 18, 2019

The State Department cut $100 million in aid for Afghanistan on Thursday, a week before Afghanistan holds national elections, and in the wake of failed peace talks with the Taliban https://t.co/e08MPaIQdY pic.twitter.com/QYrc67TXbo

— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) September 20, 2019

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