The issue focused on a debt that was owed by the government of Afghanistan to a private party, and no money was actually collected. A government agency of the United States took a loan from a private party, but no money was actually collected or spent on the loan for any political purpose. The matter ended up in court and the judge ruled that the country was not the debtor and that the United States was not liable for the money due on the debt. The ruling was opposed by many conservatives as the judge was claiming