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The US was doomed in Afghanistan and will repeat mistakes if it doesn't learn from them, top watchdog warns
"Don't believe what you're told by the generals ... or people in the administration saying we're ne…
Christopher Woody
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The US totally failed to stop the drug trade in Afghanistan, but the Taliban found a better way to cash in
Opium is Afghanistan's largest cash crop, but drug trafficking isn't the only, or even the biggest,…
Christopher Woody
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The war on drugs in Afghanistan 'has just been a total failure,' the US's top watchdog there says
"I think the military has improved overall, although it's hard to say how much, because our governm…
Christopher Woody
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The Afghan military was made up of 'ghost' soldiers who didn't actually exist, and that's why it collapsed so rapidly: ex-finance minister
The US government was warned for years about "ghost" soldiers in Afghanistan, or fake troops create…
John Haltiwanger
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'We actually won the war we needed to fight': Trump's pick for ambassador to Afghanistan on why it's time to get out
"The future of Afghanistan needs to be determined by Afghans," William Ruger, Trump's nominee to be…
Christopher Woody
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The Army wants to send its newest units worldwide, but the top watchdog in Afghanistan says it's struggling to find enough troops to do the job
"We are looking at options, and the priority right now is where we have combat operations going on,…
Christopher Woody
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Biden has finally found a country the US can rebuild
Biden's $2 billion infrastructure plan would be welcome after two decades and billions of dollars s…
Daniel DePetris, Defense Prio…
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Top US officials knew the Afghanistan war was unwinnable and 'lied' - costing $1 trillion and 2,351 American lives
Over the past 18 years of war, US officials have repeatedly insisted that the US is making progress…
Ryan Pickrell
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Mike Flynn's blunt interview with staffers kicked off the investigation into bombshell Afghanistan report
Flynn would continue to make disparaging remarks about the Obama administration. He was later tappe…
David Choi
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This One $486 Million Blunder In Afghanistan Sums Up The Disaster Of Military Spending
In a memo about "lessons learned" from the debacle, the Pentagon Inspector General for Afghanistan …
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The US May Have Paid The Afghan Police For 'Ghost Workers' Who Don't Even Exist
"I am writing to express my concern that the U.S. may be unwittingly helping to pay the salaries of…
Paul Szoldra
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Afghanistan May Soon Become A Narco-Criminal State
Despite more than a decade of costly US and international counternarcotics programs, opium poppy ha…
Agence France Presse
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US Knowingly Purchased Faulty $5 Million Incinerators, Forcing Troops To Work Open-Air Burn Pits
The investigation, conducted by Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), f…
Lydia Dallett
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Why Afghanistan Is Such A Mess, In Two Unanswered Questions
The idea that U.S. officials didn't have basic facts about the war in Afghanistan on the tips of th…
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This Brand New, Unused US Military Headquarters In Afghanistan Embodies The Waste Of The War
The windowless, two-story structure, which is larger than a football field, was completed this year…
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This Brand New, Unused US Military Headquarters In Afghanistan Embodies The Waste Of The War
The windowless, two-story structure, which is larger than a football field, was completed this year…
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USAID Squandered The First $50 Million Of A $200 Million Infrastructure Project In Afghanistan
"It's troubling that after 16 months, this program has not issued its first community grant. Rather…