Those goldurned Afghanis

They're so corrupt, you know.

German anger over America's '15 per cent cut of Afghan aid'

That's for administrative costs, you know. But even the remaining 85% hasn't arrived:

Germany's €50m was transferred to Nato's headquarters in Brussels in October 2009 and €7m was intended specifically for three military schools. However, by February this year the Germans were complaining that the money had gone to the US Treasury and "as of today no project financing has occurred".

 Look here, Germans, we have to worry about our deficit.