About $1 million of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency's money, given to a secret Afghan government fund in 2010, ended up in al Qaeda's possession after it was used to pay part of a ransom for a diplomat kidnapped by the terror group, the New York Times reported on Saturday. The CIA regularly bankrolled that coffer with monthly cash
CIA Money Landed In Al Qaeda’s Hands: Report
2010 ransom transaction between terror group and Afghan government used cash that came from monthly US donations, NY Times investigation finds.