Musk ‘surprised’ US taxpayer money going to Afghan Taliban

WASHINGTON: The billionaire owner of Tesla and SpaceX — who has been named by US President-elect Donald Trump as his potential efficiency tsar — on Tuesday appeared shocked to learn that the US was sending US taxpayer money to Afghanistan.

Elon Musk, who has been tapped to lead a new Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) under the incoming administration, tweeted his surprise over this fact — which was brought to his attention by former CBS journalist Lara Logan.

“Imagine giving...