CIA secretly Send Money Tens of Millions of Dollars to the Office of President of Afghanistan

Washington - U.S. intelligence agency, the CIA secretly sent tens of millions of dollars of money to the office of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Delivery of cash in suitcases, backpacks, plastic bags until it has lasted more than a decade.

Leading U.S. media reports said, the New York Times as reported by AFP on Monday (29/04/2013). "We call it stealth money," said Khalil Roman, Karzai's deputy chief of staff from 2002 to 2005. "The money is going to come in secret and confidential," he said to the New York Times.

According to him, the money given the CIA to buy influence, but instead trigger widespread corruption. "Sources of the biggest corruption in Afghanistan is the U.S.," said a U.S. official who was not named.

The U.S. government has long known fact funneling money to the supporters of the U.S. in Afghanistan. The same thing was done in Iraq. But the New York Times reports this is the first news that mention the amount of money for Karzai's office specifically.

According to the New York Times, giving cash is not a source of suspicion or breaking laws in the United States because it was conducted as a formal aid the CIA. Including to finance the operations of the Afghan intelligence agency.

Also mentioned, the CIA money flowing to the warlords and politicians, including those related to drug smugglers and even the Taliban.

Earlier in 2010, President Hamid Karzai has acknowledged that his office received remittances from Iran. However, it is aid money given to bail out the Iranian president's office operational costs. At that time, Karzai said the U.S. government is also providing similar help.