House bars Afghan uniform purchases in defense bill

Published July 27, 2017 7:41pm ET



The House on Thursday voted to block the Defense Department from buying Afghan army uniforms as part of its annual defense spending bill.

The amendment, passed by voice vote without debate, would prohibit any 2018 funding to be used in the Pentagon’s efforts to equip the Afghan National Army after a Pentagon auditor announced a criminal probe of the uniform purchases this week. It was added to the House’s defense appropriations bill that has not yet been passed by the lawmakers.

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