KABUL and would withhold a further $60 million in planned assistance to the country due to a lack of transparency, a statement said on Thursday.
US would complete the infrastructure project, but would do so using an “‘off-budget’ mechanism,” faulting Afghanistan for an “inability to transparently manage US Government resources,” the statement said.
“Due to identified Afghan Government corruption and financial mismanagement, the U.S. Government is returning approximately $100 million to the U.S. Treasury that was intended for a large energy . . .
