Claiming to pay 10.9 million dollars of US aid to the Taliban
| The US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction claimed that the country's executive partners in Afghanistan have paid 10.9 million dollars of aid to the Taliban as taxes or water and electricity costs. |
According to the regional office of Tasnim News Agency, “John Sepko, the American Special Envoy for the Reconstruction of Afghanistan (SIGAR), claimed that the country’s executive partners in Afghanistan have paid 10.9 million dollars in taxes, fees, customs duties, or water and electricity costs to the Kabul government since the Taliban came to power.
According to this report, of this amount, 10.4 million dollars are taxes, 346 thousand 838 dollars are water and electricity costs, 176 thousand 596 dollars are expenses and 9 thousand 215 dollars are tolls. Customs has been paid.
The report adds UN agencies Tihad told Cigar that they have not paid any taxes, fees or duties due to their tax exemption status according to the United Nations Convention on Privileges and Immunities; However, UN agencies use subcontractors to implement activities, and these contractors are required to pay taxes, duties, and fees. According to Sigar, the contractors’ partners in Failure to pay taxes, fees and charges will result in consequences such as blocking bank accounts, closing offices or canceling licenses.
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