KABUL (Pajhwok): The Pentagon chief has approved the transfer of $1.5 billion, including $600 million from an account for Afghan security forces, to build barriers on the US border with Mexico.
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said on Friday: "The funds were drawn from a variety of sources, including cost savings, programmatic changes and revised requirements…"
Amid strong aversion from some lawmakers, Congress is being informed of the move to build more than 80 miles of barriers on the border with Mexico.
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