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Mark Benjamin: Afghan VIPs Steal $10 Million From You Every Day, in Cash

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The United States has pumped more than $70 billion into development projects in Afghanistan since 2002. A lot of that is converted to cash. But the United States has "limited visibility over U.S. cash that enters the economy -- leaving it vulnerable to fraud and diversion to the insurgency." In other words, Afghans are stealing our money or giving it to other Afghans who kill U.S. soldiers. Great.
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.

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