Tag: SIGAR

The loading area for incinerators at Forward Operating Base Sharana was so narrow that they wouldÃÂ have required manual labor to load and unload waste, and the incinerators were so poorly constructed that even when fixed, they would have run only at partial capacity.ÃÂ

Energy and Environment

US tax dollars going up in smoke at Afghanistan base trash incinerators

Michal Conger · December 16, 2013 5:00 am

Travis accepted a total of $211,890 in kickbacks for contracts, with bribes ranging between $4,000 and $7,000 per contract, according to DOD.ÃÂ

Soldier pleads guilty to taking bribes, stealing fuel in Afghanistan

Michal Conger · December 11, 2013 5:00 am

The Pentagon ended the program to support Italian-made G222 planes for the Afghan Air Force after it became clear they were being poorly managed, underused and racking up extra costs in spare parts.

National Security

$500m worth of U.S. military transport planes sit unused in Afghanistan; investigation launched

Michal Conger · December 10, 2013 5:00 am