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«Tens of millions of dollars have flowed from the C.I.A. to the office of President Hamid Karzai, according to current and former advisers to the Afghan leader. [...] American and Afghan officials familiar with the payments said the
agency’s main goal in providing the cash has been to maintain access to
Mr. Karzai and his inner circle and to guarantee the agency’s influence
at the presidential palace [...] Handing out cash has been standard procedure for the C.I.A. in Afghanistan since the start of the war.» NYT
«The C.I.A. money continues to flow, Mr. Karzai said Monday. “Yes, the
office of national security has been receiving support from the United
States for the past 10 years,” he told reporters in response to a
question. “Not a big amount. A small amount, which has been used for
various purposes.” He said the money was paid monthly»NYT
