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    SIGAR corrections

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    UPDATE: On April 2, SIGAR posted an updated report with the following corrections to its fact sheet: *In the initial published version of this fact sheet, SIGAR reported $1.8 billion in DOD CN… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Watchdog Wary of Loosely Defined Program for Afghan Women

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    Watchdog Wary of Loosely Defined Program for Afghan Women By Charles S. Clark 12:55 PM ET An Afghan woman walks to a polling station in Kabul. David Guttenfelder/AP file photo The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Watchdog Scrutinizes Pentagon Spending in Afghanistan

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    Watchdog Scrutinizes Pentagon Spending in Afghanistan April 1, 2015Part of something is better than all of nothing. Keep this proverb in mind while reading the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction’s (SIGAR) top-level… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Afghanistan as a Potential Export Market for Czech Companies: Implications for the Privatisation of Security in the Czech Republic

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    Image ID: 127961564 available at Shutterstock.com Issue 9:1 By Iveta Hlouchová 03/09/2015 Afghanistan as a Potential Export Market for Czech Companies: Implications for the Privatisation of Security in the Czech Republic… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Former Blackwater gets rich as Afghan drug production hits record high

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    Former Blackwater gets rich as Afghan drug production hits record high Opium poppy cultivation is up in Afghanistan despite the infamous mercenary firm formerly known as Blackwater being paid $569m by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Blackwater: The Top Pentagon Contractor for Afghanistan Training

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    Blackwater: The Top Pentagon Contractor for Afghanistan Training Tim Shorrock on March 31, 2015 – 5:41 PM ET A firearms and tactics instructor at Blackwater Worldwide demonstrated a weapon in Moyock,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    How the Pentagon Lost Track of $45 Billion

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      Matthew Gault on Mar 315 min How the Pentagon Lost Track of $45 Billion It’s almost impossible to audit what taxpayers have spent to rebuild Afghanistan by MATTHEW GAULT Since… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    $21 Billion in DOD Contracts for Afghanistan Reconstruction

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    $21 Billion in DOD Contracts for Afghanistan Reconstruction Today, SIGAR released a report looking at DOD’s contracts for Afghanistan reconstruction funding. The report notes: –DOD contracts for Afghanistan reconstruction comprised $21… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Summary of Lessons Learned — DoD IG Assessment Oversight of “Train, Advise, Assist, and Equip” Operations by U.S. and Coalition Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan

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    Special Plans and Operations Report 03-31-2015 Equipping and Training Iraq and Afghan Security Forces Summary of Lessons Learned — DoD IG Assessment Oversight of “Train, Advise, Assist, and Equip” Operations by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Acquisition Processes and Contract Management

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    Audit Report 02-26-2015 Acquisition Processes and Contract Management The Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan’s Controls Over the Contract Management Process for U.S. Direct Assistance Need Improvement (Redacted) (Project No. D2014-D000JB-0213.000)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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