Congressional Committee Votes to Stop Funding the Taliban

In an eye-roll-worthy twist, a Congressional committee has voted to halt funding to the Taliban—a group the U.S. technically opposes but has somehow managed to indirectly bankroll. It's the kind of fiscal cleanup that screams, “Wait, we were doing what now?” Better late than never, or just Tuesday in Washington.
With $40 million a week previously flowing to Taliban-linked entities, this viral US government controversy now spotlights just how tangled foreign aid has become. As Rep. Burchett slammed, party-line votes nearly “gutted” the bill, but the funding spigot is finally closed.