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    REP. JASON CHAFFETZ HOLDS A HEARING ON CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND DELAYS AT THE U.S. EMBASSY IN KABUL

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    REP. JASON CHAFFETZ HOLDS A HEARING ON CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND DELAYS AT THE U.S. EMBASSY IN KABUL Political Transcript Wire [Lanham] 09 July 2015. HOUSE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Watchdog for Afghan Reconstruction Thinks Redactions Are for [REDACTED] Jenna McLaughlin

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    Photo: Bill O’Leary/Washington Post/Getty Watchdog for Afghan Reconstruction Thinks Redactions Are for [REDACTED] Jenna McLaughlin July 22 2015, 4:30 p.m. John Sopko, the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, doesn’t believe in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Special Inspector Gen. Sopko Cautiously Optimistic Over Afghanistan’s Future

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    July 21, 2015 Special Inspector Gen. Sopko Cautiously Optimistic Over Afghanistan’s Future Afghanistan reconstruction, costing over $110 billion since 2002, is the largest U.S. reconstruction project ever. “It was the best… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Watchdog Tries to Verify Coordinates of Afghan Health Clinics; Gets a Surprise

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    Watchdog Tries to Verify Coordinates of Afghan Health Clinics; Gets a Surprise Jenna McLaughlin July 1 2015, 1:44 p.m. When the official watchdog overseeing U.S. spending on Afghanistan asked the U.S. Agency… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Military Built Another Multimillion-Dollar Building in Afghanistan That No One Used

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    The Military Built Another Multimillion-Dollar Building in Afghanistan That No One Used In its latest report, the inspector general found that the U.S. military continued to build a $14.7 million warehouse… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    PENTAGON CONTINUES TO STIFF-ARM SIGAR ON TFBSO INVESTIGATION

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    PENTAGON CONTINUES TO STIFF-ARM SIGAR ON TFBSO INVESTIGATION Inside the Pentagon 16 July 2015 The Defense Department continues to rebuff investigation attempts by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction into… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    SIGAR To Address Afghan Companies’ Problems

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    SIGAR To Address Afghan Companies’ Problems Bakhtar News Agency 14 July 2015 Tuesday, July 14, 2015 Kabul (BNA) Abdul Basir Anwar, Minister of Justice in a meeting with head of SIGAR… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Black & Veatch’s White Elephant in Kabul

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    Black & Veatch’s White Elephant in Kabul IPS-Inter Press Service 11/19/2009 By Pratap Chatterjee KABUL – In a secluded valley a few miles from Kabul’s international airport, Caterpillar turbines custom-built in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Afghan president assigns delegation to probe corruption allegation in ministry

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    Afghan president assigns delegation to probe corruption allegation in ministry BBC Monitoring South Asia 14 July 2015 04:18 Text of report by privately-owned Afghan Ariana TV on 13 July [Presenter] President… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Undermining Human Security: Private Security Companies, the APPF, Militias and Auxiliary Police in Afghanistan

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    Elke Krahmann, Cornelius Friesendorf Undermining Human Security Private Security Companies, the APPF, Militias and Auxiliary Police in Afghanistan Abstract In their efforts to stabilize Afghanistan, international actors have collaborated with private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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