Afghanistan Aid: Where Did the $21B Go | San Antonio News

A watchdog group exposed that the $21 billion figure often cited as U.S. spending in Afghanistan since 2021 is misleading—only about $3 billion actually reached the country for aid. The rest was spent domestically on evacuations, resettlement, and holding Afghan reserves abroad. With murky accounting, funds often routed through UN and NGOs, and no independent oversight from SIGAR, billions vanished into a black box with little transparency—and possibly more than $11 million may have gone to Taliban-linked groups. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c1c7378adbbe6111