House lawmakers, citing corruption, may block $4 billion in aid to Afghanistan
Date: 2010-07-29T06:33:38.947
Author: AAA Staff
Editor note: Reporting from Washington —
House lawmakers voiced deep doubts on Wednesday about the Obama administration's efforts to fight corruption in Afghanistan, and warned that they may block $4 billion in U.S. aid unless they are convinced it will not be stolen or wasted.
At a time of growing skepticism in Congress about the Afghanistan mission, lawmakers told U.S. envoy Richard C. Holbrooke that they lacked confidence in the Afghan government's promises to end corruption, and the Obama administra
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