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    Quarterly Report to Congress: After 6 Years of Public Reporting ANSF Data Now Classified

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    Quarterly Report to Congress: After 6 Years of Public Reporting ANSF Data Now Classified Today, SIGAR released its 26th Quarterly Report to Congress. The report notes: –After six years of being… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    3 American contractors, Afghan national killed in shooting at Kabul airport

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    3 American contractors, Afghan national killed in shooting at Kabul airport By Sudarsan Raghavan and Missy Ryan January 29 at 3:27 PM Follow @africawriter Follow @missy_ryan KABUL — A gunman opened… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    USAID suspends IRD, its largest nonprofit contractor in Iraq and Afghanistan

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    USAID suspends IRD, its largest nonprofit contractor in Iraq and Afghanistan By Scott Higham and Steven Rich January 26 at 6:10 PM Follow @ScottHigham1 Follow @dataeditor The U.S. Agency for International… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    How Has Congressional Oversight Failed in Afghanistan Reconstruction?

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    How Has Congressional Oversight Failed in Afghanistan Reconstruction? Anthea Mitchell January 13, 2015 Noorullah Shirzada/AFP/Getty Images Whenever the U.S. government puts money toward a project, there’s always the potential for mismanagement or poor implementation.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    U.S. top court rejects appeals by Halliburton, KBR over conduct overseas

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    U.S. top court rejects appeals by Halliburton, KBR over conduct overseas By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON Tue Jan 20, 2015 11:18am EST The company logo of Halliburton oilfield services corporate offices is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Savings from Seven Key Afghanistan Audits: $1.1 Billion

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    The Savings from Seven Key Afghanistan Audits: $1.1 Billion By Charles S. Clark 12:27 PM ET A recent audit looked at Defense’s procedures to account for weapons provided to the Afghan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Department of Defense: More than 75 Percent of All SIGAR Audit and Inspection Report Recommendations Have Been Implemented

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    Department of Defense: More than 75 Percent of All SIGAR Audit and Inspection Report Recommendations Have Been Implemented You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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    Private Security Companies Give Way to the Afghan Public Protection Force

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    U.S. spent $500,000 on Afghan training center that was ‘melting,’ watchdog finds

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    U.S. spent $500,000 on Afghan training center that was ‘melting,’ watchdog finds By Christian Davenport January 15 at 12:01 AM Follow @_chrisdavenport The U.S. spent $500,000 to build a training building… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Half a Million Dollar Afghan Police Training Center Melts

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    Afghan Special Police Training Center’s Dry Fire Range: Poor Contractor Performance and Poor Government Oversight Led to Project Failure Today SIGAR released an inspection of the $456,669 Afghan Special Police Training… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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