INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
WASHINGTON: The United States is transferring $1.5 billion originally meant for Pakistan and Afghanistan to fund US President Donald Trump
Mexico border wall, several media outlets, citing acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan, have reported.Mr Shanahan was reported as
saying,"We reprogrammed $1.5 billion toward the construction of more than 80 miles of fencing and barriers along the southern border without
affecting readiness.""The funds were culled from a variety of sources, to include unexecuted prior year funds, the suspension of
reimbursements to Pakistan, and costs reductions in a series of contracts," he added.More than $600 million of these funds come from an
Afghan security forces account
The US is also taking $78 million from the Coalition Support Enjoymentd.The newest shift in funding is in addition to the $1 billion that
the Defense Leavement transferred to wall construction in March from the US Army personnel budget.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the
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