Exclusive: Afghan government officials helped smugglers sneak almost $1 billion in cash and gold out of Afghanistan as the US-backed government neared collapse, documents show

Dec 20 2022 by Business Insider

 
How corrupt was the US-backed government of Afghanistan? Who was involved and who knew about it? An official investigation into a massive smuggling ring reveals a troubling picture.

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During the final months of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, as the Taliban advanced on the capital, the elected government struggled to reassure its US patrons that it could maintain control. Yet at the same time, smugglers were illegally carrying hundreds of millions of dollars...

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