According to a UN document and an anonymous source, the UN is proposing to pay roughly $6 million for protection in Afghanistan to Taliban-run Interior Ministry troops, whose commander is under U.N. and US sanctions and is wanted by the FBI. According to the document acquired by Reuters, the proposed funding would be used mostly to subsidize the monthly salary of Taliban militants defending UN sites and to give them with a monthly food allowance as part of an extension of an agreement with the former US-backed Afghan government. The proposal highlights the ongoing instability in Afghanistan following the Islamist Taliban’s takeover in August, just as the last U.S. forces were leaving, as well as the new government’s critical lack of finances to a halt of foreign financial aid. “The United Nations has a duty as an employer to reinforce and, where necessary, … Continue reading United Nations Hiring Taliban Fighters for Protection in Afghanistan.