A lot of fraud' in Afghanistan is hampering any positive results Western money might bring, the head of oversight for US work in Afghanistan believes. RT’s correspondent in Kabul has witnessed some of the misspending.

As the upcoming presidential election in Afghanistan approaches, Kabul remains financially backed by the White House with billions of dollars being streamed into the Islamic state.

The US has shown it is keen on improving infrastructure and living conditions to justify its 12-year-long presence in the country. However, the latest auditing reports have said a lot of this cash is being wasted, or swallowed by corruption.

One of the most ambitious US projects in Afghanistan has been road construction, with $2 billion of USAID money being poured into it.

However, Kabul’s worn-out and bumpy roads leave one wondering where this impressive sum of money has actually gone.

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