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Report questions Afghan troop literacy training

By Cassandra Vinograd

Published January 28, 2014 7:38pm ET

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Report questions Afghan troop literacy training — KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A $200 million U.S.-funded program to bolster literacy rates in Afghanistan’s security forces has been plagued by weak oversight and accountability, according to a report from federal inspectors published Tuesday that suggests half of Afghan police and soldiers still might not be able to read or write. The NATO-led coalition had […]

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A $200 million U.S.-funded program to bolster literacy rates in Afghanistan’s security forces has been plagued by weak oversight and accountability, according to a report from federal inspectors published Tuesday that suggests half of Afghan police and soldiers still might not be able to read or write.

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