Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U.S.-funded nonprofit.

cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/48460663

Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U.S.-funded nonprofit.

  • Errors: DOGE staffers exposed a sensitive U.S.-funded Afghanistan program and falsely suggested a contractor was involved in an off-books mission.
  • Consequences: DOGE’s public outing led to a Taliban intelligence service crackdown in Kabul.
  • Fight: The Afghan scholar whom DOGE exposed is fighting to clear his name after his family was forced to flee the country.
  • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 days ago

    This isn’t simply a betrayal. Measuring the effects based on their impact to national security and diplomacy is part of the problem. What ever happened to basic morality? Ethics? Honor?

    We’re not talking about the fog of war… This was a conscious decision to commit pure evil, and the perpetrators responsible deserve to die for their crimes.