U.S. Spends $17 Billion to Arm Struggling Afghan Armed Forces

U.S. Spends $17 Billion to Arm Struggling Afghan Armed Forces: 

The latest tally of U.S. expenditures for these forces comes amid a new surge of violence in Afghanistan caused by the Taliban, which President Obama said had been “toppled” on Monday.
As the United States continues to send great amounts of taxpayer aid to the war-torn country, the strength of its security forces have reached new lows, casting doubt on the ability of American and allied forces to completely hand off security control of the country.