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Forty million dollars a week. Headlines say it goes to the Taliban. But the truth is far more complicated. In this episode, we trace the flow of U.S. aid through banks, UN agencies, and NGOs, and explore how the Taliban inevitably benefits indirectly while millions of Afghans struggle to survive.

From frozen markets to starving families, from hospitals o…