Pentagon classifies Afghan force data days after critical watchdog report

Defense officials moved to classify information about U.S.-backed Afghan security forces within days after an independent watchdog published details on those same forces.

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko called the classification effort “unprecedented” and said the move will prevent his office from publicizing findings in the area that has soaked up the bulk of the $107.5 billion Congress has appropriated to Afghan reconstruction activities since 2002.