​Secretary of State Mike Pompeo​ said the US will withdraw $100 million earmarked for an energy infrastructure project in Afghanistan because of corruption in the country, according to a report on Thursday.​

He said the funds would be​ returned to the US Treasury and another $60 million in planned assistance would be held back because of Afghanistan’s “inability to transparently manage US Government resources,” Reuters reported.

​The project would be completed using an “‘off-budget’ mechanism,” he said.

“Due to identified Afghan Government corruption and financial mismanagement, the U.S. Government is returning approximately $100 million to the U.S. Treasury that was intended for a large energy infrastructure project,” ​Pompeo said in a statement issued by the State Department.

Later on Thursday, Pompeo warned Afghanistan to hold a “credible and transparent” presidential election on Sept. 28.