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US takes back $100 million from Afghan govt over corruption

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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Washington is taking back $100 million intended for an Afghan energy infrastructure project, citing unacceptably high levels of corruption in the Afghan government, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Thursday in a harshly worded statement.

The U.S. will still finish the massive project, Pompeo said, …