More likely the cabal and their heroin producing/distributing minions located in Afghanistan had to leave in a too much of a hurry to bring-out all their cash.
which one?
Afghanistan is/(was) a big center for the heroin trade. Been that way for a long long time.
Well, I distrust everything, and realize there is some risk in everything, by default.
But I do all I can to minimize risk. I can't eliminate it, but I can minimize it.
I.e. research your VPN, before using it, or then paying for it.