US paying $40 million weekly to Taliban? Fact Check
“America is paying $40 million EVERY WEEK to the Taliban. fact check”
Summary
The United States does not make weekly payments of $40 million to the Taliban, and no credible news outlet or government source reports such a transfer. The claim is unsubstantiated and false.
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- Reuters Reuters | Breaking International News & Views
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The department told employees this week that they would not be paid again until the congressional impasse over funding the agency ends.
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