Congress blasts State Dept. for wasteful Afghan embassy project

Published July 9, 2015 6:09pm ET



Lawmakers are demanding to know why an over-budget embassy project in Kabul has little in the way of a security plan despite being years behind schedule.

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, blasted the State Department for its decision to continue building clusters of costly, unprotected “temporary facilities” instead of making plans for a safe and permanent embassy complex.

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