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    U.S.-Funded Capital Assets in Afghanistan: The U.S. Government Spent More than $2.4 Billion on Capital Assets that Were Unused or Abandoned, Were Not Used for Their Intended Purposes, Had Deteriorated, or Were Destroyed

    Published on by David Isenberg

    U.S.-Funded Capital Assets in Afghanistan: The U.S. Government Spent More than $2.4 Billion on Capital Assets that Were Unused or Abandoned, Were Not Used for Their Intended Purposes, Had Deteriorated, or… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    DOD Contractor Census, FY JANUARY 2021 Afghanistan, Iraq & Syria

    Published on by David Isenberg

    DOD Contractor Census, FY JANUARY 2021 Afghanistan, Iraq & Syria Post Date: January 15, 2021 | Category: Around the World, The Danger Zone BACKGROUND: This report provides Department of Defense (DoD)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    U.S. Spending on Afghanistan Reconstruction at Risk of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

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    U.S. Spending on Afghanistan Reconstruction at Risk of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Posted on February 10, 2021 by WatchBlog The U.S. government has spent about $141 billion on reconstruction in Afghanistan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    SIGAR’s 50th Quarterly Report to Congress

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    Feb. 1, 2021 Today, SIGAR released its fiftieth Quarterly Report to Congress. Key Points: — International donors at the 2020 Afghanistan Conference in Geneva did not include poppy-cultivation estimates among the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Afghanistan Reconstruction: GAO Work since 2002 Shows Systemic Internal Control Weaknesses that Increased the Risk of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse

    Published on by David Isenberg

    Afghanistan Reconstruction: GAO Work since 2002 Shows Systemic Internal Control Weaknesses that Increased the Risk of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse GAO-21-32R: Published: Jan 27, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 27, 2021. Fast… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Highway to Hell: A Trip Down Afghanistan’s Deadliest Road

    Published on by David Isenberg

    Highway to Hell: A Trip Down Afghanistan’s Deadliest Road January 22, 2021 8:00AM ET The $300 million Kabul-Kandahar road was meant to be a symbol of the new Afghanistan. Today it… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Palantir’s God’s-Eye View of Afghanistan

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    Photograph: Gabe Hernandez/AP Business 01.20.2021 07:00 AM Palantir’s God’s-Eye View of Afghanistan You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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    Russia spoke about the possible replacement of the military with US mercenaries in Afghanistan

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    Russia spoke about the possible replacement of the military with US mercenaries in Afghanistan by admin January 12, 2021 Zamir Kabulov, the Russian president’s special envoy for Afghanistan, spoke about the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Rejecting Erik Prince’s Plan to Privatize the War in Afghanistan

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    December 18, 2020 Rejecting Erik Prince’s Plan to Privatize the War in Afghanistan Dana Molinari This article addresses Erik Prince’s plan to privatize the war in Afghanistan and argues that it… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    US senator seeks update on contractor taken in Afghanistan

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    US senator seeks update on contractor taken in Afghanistan 1 / 2 American Contractor Afghanistan FILE – In this Nov. 21, 2020 file photo, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, meets… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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