PESHAWAR: Two refugees from across the border in Afghanistan have been picked up for questioning in the Pakistan mosque suicide attack that killed 56 people, security officials said on Sunday. They said the men, one of them a student at an Islamic school or madrassa as well as being a local prayer leader, were held […]
Two Afghans questioned in Pakistan blast: officials
PESHAWAR: Two refugees from across the border in Afghanistan have been picked up for questioning in the Pakistan mosque suicide attack that killed 56 people, security officials said on Sunday. They said the men, one of them a student at an Islamic school or madrassa as well as being a local prayer leader, were held […]
US and its Afghan partners have no idea how many police and army it has on its payroll
On April 29, 2015 I was curtesy copied on an email from Alex Bronstein-Moffly regarding allegations of corruption within the Afghan police . Alex is the Director of Public Affairs , Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. This email was very disturbing because it confirmed what we had otherwise long suspected. It confirmed that the […]
Afghan government and the Qatar Taliban meeting
Twenty Afghan officials were on their way to Qatar on Saturday where they participated in discussions organized by the Pugwash peace movement, according to Abdul Hakim Mujahid, first deputy of the High Peace Council, an Afghan government body responsible for contacts with the insurgents. He said these meetings would be held Sunday and Monday. A […]
US paying for double the amount of police officers in Afghanistan than are reflected on the rolls
I received the following email communication from the Director of Public Affairs Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction Alex Bronstein-Moffly. It read as follows: “Dear Mr. Tilford, SIGAR released an audit of U.S.-funded salary payments for the Afghan National Police (ANP), which total $1.3 billion. The audit found: –The U.S. is spending over $300 million […]
Mismanagment and safety concerns around natural gas pipeline safety in Afghanistan raised in letters
I received the following email communication today from the Acting Director of Public Affairs Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) Alex Bronstein-Moffly concerning the Department of Defense (DoD) Business and Stability Operations (TFBSO). It read as follows: “Dear Mr. Tilford, Today, SIGAR released two letters concerning DOD’s Task Force for Business and Stability Operations […]
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