Legislation to defund nongovernmental organizations in Afghanistan that have allegedly been hijacked by the Taliban has cleared the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and is headed to the chamber’s floor for a full vote, despite having been voted against by Democrats.

The legislation was introduced after the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction reported in 2021 that the Taliban stole around 70% of the over $10.72 billion administered to NGOs in Afghanistan in 2021—$3.83 billion of which stemmed directly from U.S. taxpayers.

“Putting money in the hands of the Taliban is a slap in the face to........

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