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Training Holes Doomed $8.5B Afghan Air Force Against Taliban: Report
Without proper training, the Afghan air force was unable to get the needed qualified personnel, and without contractors, they were unable to maintain aircrafts.
U.S. Spent $7.8B on Cars, Buildings in Afghanistan—Most Fell Into Disrepair
About $2.4 billion in assets were not in use, not in use as intended or in disrepair, according to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
U.S. Lost $60M on Afghan Power Project That Won't Work
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has spent $60 million trying to bring power to remote parts of Afghanistan, but has produced an unusable high-voltage system with towers in danger of collapse on land where Afghans live and farm.
Afghan War Report Shows Historic Losses, Hides Deaths
The Afghan government's control over the war-torn country has "deteriorated," but the U.S. refuses to show how badly local forces have suffered.
Billions Haven't Improved Afghanistan Safety or Economy
Afghanistan is more dangerous that it was a year ago, according to a U.S. government watchdog.
DOD Spent $150 Million on Villas, Guards in Afghanistan
TVs, DVD players and mini-fridges were required in every room, according to the report.
DOD Spent $43 Million on Afghanistan Gas Station
The cost of a similar gas station in Pakistan is $500,000, according to a report.
The $335 Million Power Plant in Afghanistan No One Uses
The Tarakhil Power Plant provides little electricity to the Kabul grid.
Afghanistan Has 400,000 Football Fields Worth of Opium
Despite billions of dollars on counternarcotics program, poppy cultivation is growing.
U.S. Doesn't Know How Many Afghans Are Fighting the Taliban
That's just one of many grim conclusions from a new report on Afghanistan.
