Dozens of USAID contracts were canceled last weekend. Here's what happened

Afghan men load up food packets that were distributed as aid by the World Food Programme. Last weekend, all USAID contracts supporting humanitarian aid from WFP and other agencies in Afghanistan were canceled.

The rationale was to address "mismanagement, fraud, and misaligned priorities." Former USAID official Jeremy Konyndyk said reversals and inconsistences in the cancellations created "total whiplash."

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