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U.S. senators ask Pentagon if $1 billion in Afghan aid was cut [View all]
Source: Reuters
POLITICS JUNE 15, 2020 / 10:07 AM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
Exclusive: U.S. senators ask Pentagon if $1 billion in Afghan aid was cut
Arshad Mohammed
3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Democratic senators on Monday asked U.S. Defense Secretary Mike Esper what happened to $1 billion in aid for Afghanistan the Trump administration said it would cut nearly three months ago, according to a letter reviewed by Reuters.
Senator Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Robert Menendez, the top Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, demanded Esper explain whether the funds had been cut and if so from which accounts.
“Will the execution of such funding cuts impact the U.S. military presence on the ground in Afghanistan?” they asked in the letter, requesting a reply by June 26.
“If the administration has determined that this cut in security assistance does not diminish our ability to pursue our national security objectives, what conditions have changed to create such a sizeable surplus?” they added.
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Exclusive: U.S. senators ask Pentagon if $1 billion in Afghan aid was cut
Arshad Mohammed
3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Democratic senators on Monday asked U.S. Defense Secretary Mike Esper what happened to $1 billion in aid for Afghanistan the Trump administration said it would cut nearly three months ago, according to a letter reviewed by Reuters.
Senator Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Robert Menendez, the top Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, demanded Esper explain whether the funds had been cut and if so from which accounts.
“Will the execution of such funding cuts impact the U.S. military presence on the ground in Afghanistan?” they asked in the letter, requesting a reply by June 26.
“If the administration has determined that this cut in security assistance does not diminish our ability to pursue our national security objectives, what conditions have changed to create such a sizeable surplus?” they added.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-senators-ask-pentagon-if-1-billion-in-afghan-aid-was-cut-idUSKBN23M1Z5
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