Posted: 26 Apr 2015 10:00 PM PDT
The Department of Defense (DOD) refuses to detail what it did with $1.3
billion that was supposed to be used on urgent humanitarian and
reconstruction projects. A report (pdf) from Special Inspector General
for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John Sopko pointed out that $2.26
billion had been put into the Commander's Emergency Response Program
(CERP). That funding is meant to be used primarily for small projects
estimated to cost less than $500,000 involving such issues as
transportation, electricity and education. This year, most of the money
will be used for condolence payments when civilians are killed or
injured or property is damaged by U.S. forces and to increase security
for communities that happen to be located near active U.S. military
bases.
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