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Afghan President Hamid Karzai has gone from criticizing the United States for carrying out drone strikes to accusing the country of working with the Taliban against the Afghan government. (Getty Images File)

Columnists

Our wasted effort in Afghanistan

Steve Chapman -

February 2, 2014 5:00 am

USAID hides Afghan corruption, financial risks from Congress, watchdog says

USAID hides Afghan corruption, financial risks from Congress, watchdog says

Michal Conger -

January 30, 2014 5:00 am

Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford commands the U.S. forces in Afghanistan and the International Security Assistance Force. The Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction found that a reconstruction program in Afghanistan has spent less than its annual budget for six years straight, but that hasn't stopped the Department of Defense from requesting hundreds of millions more each year. (AP Photo/Chip Somodevilla, Pool)

National Security

Watchdog demands answers on why DOD asked for money it didn’t need in Afghanistan

Michal Conger -

January 24, 2014 5:00 am

Afghan farmers collect raw opium as they work in a poppy field in Khogyani district of Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Foreign Policy

Drug trade threatens to undermine U.S. efforts in Afghanistan, inspector general warns

Michal Conger -

January 15, 2014 5:00 am

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

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