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Pentagon Accused of Wasting Up to $28M on Afghan Army Camouflage

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(Last Updated On: October 24, 2022)

The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or SIGAR — a military agency set up by Congress that audits U.S. spending in Afghanistan in its recent report says, the Pentagon has authorized an apparently unsuitable fashion choice for Afghan soldiers — one that has cost U.S. taxpayers as much as $28 million.

 “They picked the pattern based on a fashion preference, not by experts, but by the minister of defense,” said John F. Sopko, the special inspector general. “That was a dumb decision.”

By 2007, six years after the United States and its allies invaded Afghanistan, the ragtag soldiers of the Afghan Army wore a hodgepodge of uniforms. The United States and its allies have spent millions on overhauling and training Afghanistan’s security forces. Purchasing matching uniforms was one expense.

Afghanistan Ministry of Defense considered SEGAR’s report a historical issue and said investigations are underway.

“The Ministry of Defense will present report about this issue, but this issue relates to the past time. We only heard this issue but our investigations are ongoing to find the fact,” said Muhammad Radmanish, deputy spokesman of MoD.

Lack of accountability from global assistances to Afghanistan is one of the main factors for corruption among security forces.

NATO officers have, however, been trying to move the Afghan army to overhaul its logistics with new computerized systems and more timely reporting from the field that would enable unusual patterns of ammunition use to be spotted more quickly.

NATO officials say the system, while relatively simple, makes it harder to see when supplies are misused. Instead, they are working to have frontline units “pull” in supplies through requests to headquarters, which must track and forecast the needs of its subordinate units.

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Khurasan beats Istaqlal 1-0 in ACL; Sorkh Poshan thrash Sarsabz Yashlar 4-1

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(Last Updated On: May 8, 2024)

Khurasan Faryab defeated Istiqlal Kabul 1-0 in the 35th match of Afghanistan Champions League (ACL) in Kabul on Tuesday, while Sorkh Poshan Khafi thrashed Sarsabz Yashlar 4-1 in the 36th match of the tournament on the same day.

Khurasan’s only goal against Istiqlal Kabul was scored by Farid Ahmad – who was declared man of the match.

In the second match of the day, Sorkh Poshan Khafi’s four goals were scored by Habibullah Hotak and Omid Rajabi.

Khurasan’s Habibullah Hotak received the man of the match award.

Wednesday’s matches will see Abu Muslim Farah FC take on Adalat Farah FC at 1 PM, while Maiwand FC will play Jawanan Wahedi FC at 3:30 PM.

The matches are broadcast live on Ariana Television.

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Pakistan is using its territory against Afghanistan: MoD

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(Last Updated On: May 8, 2024)

The Ministry of National Defense of Afghanistan (MoD) has strongly rejected Pakistan’s claim that the recent attack on Chinese nationals in Pakistan was planned from the territory of Afghanistan.

Late last month five Chinese nationals and one Pakistani were killed in a suicide bombing near Besham, in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Inayatullah Khwarazmi, said that Daesh came from Pakistan to the territory of Afghanistan and its goals were organized from there.

He said that Pakistan should respond to these actions.

Khwarazmi, said that in an area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which is under the security of the Pakistan Army, the killing of Chinese nationals is either the weakness of the security institutions or their cooperation with the attackers.

Khwarazmi says that the Islamic Emirate has assured China that Afghans are not involved in such incidents.

The territorial tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan are on the rise again. In the latest issue, Islamabad has accused Kabul of harboring terrorist networks.
Pakistan’s intelligence service has claimed that the Besham attack was planned in Afghanistan.

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Government institutions owe 1.5 billion afghanis to DABS

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(Last Updated On: May 8, 2024)

Officials from Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) – Afghanistan’s power utility company said Tuesday government institutions owe them a whopping 1.5 billion afghanis.

Addressing a press conference to report on last solar year’s achievements, officials said they received over 37 billion afghanis in payments last year.

In addition, last year, DABS implemented more than 100 projects in the electricity production sector worth 3 billion afghanis.

They also said they have a five-year plan to move away from dependence on imported electricity.

DABS officials said that from the 37 billion afghanis in revenues last year, part of this was paid to neighboring countries for electricity.

These officials also said there have been improvements in the CASA- 1000 project.

The company is still trying to provide the required electricity from domestic sources, officials said.

These officials add that the work of some half-finished projects has started and the power generation capacity has also increased in the country.

The reconstruction of the substation in Chamtal district of Balkh province at a cost of 68 million afghanis, the start of the 500 KV power line from Shabarghan – Dasht Alwan, the start of the 220 KV power line from Arghandi Kabul to Ghazni and the design of Noor ul Jihad substation are some of their other achievements.

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