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Concerns mounting over billion-dollar construction projects in Afghanistan

By Laurel Adams

A major construction project to build 900 security sites for the Afghanistan National Security Forces is so poorly planned that $11.4 billio

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"… ion is at risk, according to an audit by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.Additional infrastructure is needed as the number of securi …"

"… Additional infrastructure is needed as the number of security personnel in Afghanistan grows rapidly. Those forces are expected to reach 305,600 by this fall, an …"

"… imb to 400,000 by 2013.The multinational military command working with the Afghanistan National Security Forces could not provide plans or justifications for bui …"

VA strengthens research and treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder

By Laurel Adams

As more veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars seek treatment for post—traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the Department of Veterans Affai

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"… n when evidence indicated otherwise. (FAS) …"

"… SD research and treatment.About 20 percent of veterans serving in Iraq and Afghanistan have experienced PTSD, an anxiety disorder which develops after experienci …"

Only quarter of Pakistan aid money went directly to programs

By Laurel Adams

In an effort to bring stability to the underdeveloped and vulnerable tribal areas of Pakistan, the U.S. government launched an ambitious $30

Excerpts from this story referencing "Afghanistan":

"… .The FATA region of northwest Pakistan shares a rugged, porous border with Afghanistan and is susceptible to influence by extremists and foreign terrorists. Low …"

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USAID, Pentagon struggle to make water projects in Afghanistan sustainable

By Laurel Adams

As U.S. troops draw down forces in Afghanistan over the next 18 to 24 months, what will happen to the water projects the U.S. spent millions

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"… cy.” (Congressional Research Services) …"

"… ts challenges faced by federal agencies in creating a safe water supply in Afghanistan, an essential part of the broader effort to stabilize that troubled nation …"

"… h the Pentagon and USAID also lack necessary information about projects in Afghanistan that are being funded by independent donors, making coordination difficult …"

Pentagon contract for M-RAPS is ahead of schedule

By Laurel Adams

A Pentagon contract with Oshkosh Corp. to make mine-resistant vehicles to protect Army and Marine Corps soldiers in Afghanistan is ahead of

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"… make mine-resistant vehicles to protect Army and Marine Corps soldiers in Afghanistan is ahead of schedule, the Government Accountability Office says in an unus …"

"… ontract to build nearly 12,000 mine-resistant vehicles and deliver them to Afghanistan by the end of 2010. It is also producing another type of lightweight, high …"

Pentagon scrimps on domestic abuse prevention

By Laurel Adams

Unreliable data means the Defense Department cannot pinpoint how many service members are involved in domestic violence incidents or identif

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"… t may contribute to domestic violence, such as a soldier’s deployment to Afghanistan or financial instability, the GAO said. And, the Pentagon has no way to me …"

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State Dept’s bomb-sniffing dogs struggle to detect explosives

By Laurel Adams

Bomb-sniffing dogs are used by the U.S. State Department to search vehicles, packages, and luggage at embassies and consulates in Afghanista

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"… t to search vehicles, packages, and luggage at embassies and consulates in Afghanistan and Iraq, but the security program is not well managed and puts the lives …"

"… ting Corp. to administer explosive detection tests of the dogs in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a department inspector general report. It found the contract …"

Security clearance investigators must protect data, watchdog says

By Laurel Adams

The federal agency that investigates applicants for senior government jobs and for top-secret national security positions must ensure that i

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"… ar warheads (GAO).* Pentagon subcontractors paid to guard installations in Afghanistan are funneling taxpayer dollars to Afghan warlords linked to murder, kidnap …"

Carl Levin — Senate Armed Services Committee

By Josh Israel

As the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq march toward a second decade, Democrat Carl Levin chairs the Senate committee overseeing the Defense Dep

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"… Engine Family for Unmanned Systems, all defense contractors …"

Billionaire Clinton pal finally gets waiver from U.S. no-fly list

By John Solomon

The United States has issued a written apology to a jet-setting billionaire businessman and philanthropist with close ties to former Preside

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"… s, his recent work in Saudi Arabia, his opposition to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the fact that he hailed from New Mexico where the Yemeni-American imam …"

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