Congressman Claims Taliban Receives $40 Million Weekly from US Taxpayers

What was said

"They're getting $40 million a week. The Taliban. I had a memo on my desk from the State Department. It's stamped classified, so I can't talk about it, but then it's stamped unclassified under it, so I can talk about CIA had it, and it basically said under the Biden administration, they think we gave them $5 billion with a B."

Congressman Tim Burchett revealed that the Taliban receives approximately $40 million per week through U.S.-funded NGO operations in Afghanistan, with the Biden administration allegedly transferring $5 billion total. Burchett claims NGOs funnel money through three Taliban-controlled banks, with the Taliban taking cuts on all transactions. The UN reportedly made at least 80 cash shipments of this magnitude to Afghanistan.