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Afghanistan: Where have all the weapons gone?

By Te-Ping Chen

Two days after Afghanistan's heavily fortified capital reeled from brazen attacks that killed 20, the Government Accountability Office has d

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"… ntories of supplies. Short staffing and difficulty training members of the Afghan National Army to keep records have compounded the problem. As one logistics training con …"

Lost, stolen, sold? Tracking U.S. weapons in Afghanistan

By Te-Ping Chen

When the headlines first appeared in August 2007, they seemed ironic: Four years after the United States invaded Iraq in search of Saddam Hu

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"… aq, is nonetheless huge. From 2005 to 2008, the United States provided the Afghan National Army — part of the Afghan National Security Forces — with $3.7 billion in w …"

Military training of Afghan National Police mired in contract dispute

By Christine Spolar

Plan to switch control from state to Pentagon delayed until August
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Army's mishandling of Afghanistan police contract boosted costs

By Zach Toombs

The cost of a billion-dollar program jumps 14 percent in just the first four months.

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"… the last 10 or 11 years, as the U.S. military worked exclusively with the Afghan National Army. Seara said, during that time, development of Afghan law enforcement fell …"

IG: Afghan fuel records go missing

By Aaron Mehta

New IG report warns of missing data on $475 million in oil

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"… tion.” …"

Government auditor challenges White House account of Afghanistan security

By Richard H.P. Sia

A special inspector general discloses that as US forces head for the exit, the Pentagon has not met its goal for enlarging the Afghan force

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"… t quarterly report. Instead, as of Feb. 18, the number of personnel in the Afghan National Army, National Police and Air Force totaled 332,753, or about 20,000 fewer, acc …"

"… with several months of higher-than-average levels of attrition in the ANA [Afghan National Army], resulted in a net decrease." He said ANSF end-strength rose to 336,365 …"

"… neral reported that the extensive U.S.-led coalition effort to develop the Afghan National Army’s command-and-control capabilities, which are crucial in executing count …"

"… ations on its own, “had produced a marginally sufficient” system. The Afghan National Army “did not yet have the ability to plan and conduct sustained operations w …"