Afghanistan, Feb. 25 -- John Sopko, the former Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), stated at the Herat Security Conference in Madrid on Tuesday that the United States has spent over $21 billion on Afghanistan since the Taliban's return to power. He highlighted that, despite a reduction in foreign aid, the U.S. continues to send money to Afghanistan on a weekly basis.
Sopko, who previously headed SIGAR, mentioned that a significant portion of this funding had been directed towards humanitarian aid, refugee relocation, and the repayment of Afghanistan's foreign assets. According to SIGAR's report from August, 2021, Washington had provided around $21 billion in assistance with $3.7 billion allocated specifically ...