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Tag Archives: Afghanistan
Lawmakers to Pentagon: Goats, Carpets and Jewelry Helped Afghanistan How?
Lawmakers to Pentagon: Goats, Carpets and Jewelry Helped Afghanistan How? At a Senate hearing this week, lawmakers questioned whether a Pentagon business task force had accomplished anything worthwhile. by Megan McCloskey… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Testimony on TFBSO: Preliminary Results Show Serious Management & Oversight Problems
Today, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, John F. Sopko, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support on oversight of the Department of Defense’s Task… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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McCaskill Demands Pentagon Account for ‘terrible waste of taxpayer money’ Spent on Empty Afghan Alternative Fuel Station
News from Senator Claire McCaskill FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 20, 2016 Contact: Sarah Feldman – 202-228-6263 McCaskill Demands Pentagon Account for ‘terrible waste of taxpayer money’ Spent on Empty Afghan Alternative… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Afghanistan Waste Exhibit A: Kajaki Dam, More Than $300M Spent and Still Not Done
Afghanistan Waste Exhibit A: Kajaki Dam, More Than $300M Spent and Still Not Done A Senate subcommittee is looking at waste by a Pentagon task force. It would do well to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Oversight of Task Force for Business and Stability Operations Projects in Afghanistan.”
Oversight of Task Force for Business and Stability Operations Projects in Afghanistan Subcommittee: SUBCOMMITTEE ON READINESS AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Add to my Calendar Time: 02:30 PM… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The U.S. Spent a Half Billion on Mining in Afghanistan With ‘Limited Progress’
G.I. Dough The U.S. Spent a Half Billion on Mining in Afghanistan With ‘Limited Progress’ The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has labelled yet another project in danger of failing.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Afghanistan: Faulty USAID GPS Data May Expose U.S.-Funded Hospitals to Attack
Afghanistan: Faulty USAID GPS Data May Expose U.S.-Funded Hospitals to Attack by Edwin Mora12 Jan 2016Washington, D.C. 5 The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provided inaccurate location data for at… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Review of USAID-Supported Health Facilities in Kabul
Review of USAID-Supported Health Facilities in Kabul Today, SIGAR released a review of the locations and operating conditions at 32 public health facilities in Kabul province, funded through USAID’s Partnership Contracts… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
ISAF’S Afghan Truck Drivers: The Overlooked Counterinsurgency Population
ISAF’S Afghan Truck Drivers: The Overlooked Counterinsurgency Population You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Gaming the state: consequences of contracting out state building in Afghanistan
Central Asian Survey Volume 34, Issue 1, 2015 Special Issue: Offshore Central Asia Gaming the state: consequences of contracting out state building in Afghanistan Jennifer Murtazashvilia* pages 78-92 05 Mar… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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