Wasting your tax money in Afghanistan…
I received the following email communication today from SIGAR (Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction) regarding an atrocious waste of millions of US dollars in Afghanistan.
It made me absolutely nauseous! It read as follows:
“Dear Mr. Tilford,
Today, SIGAR released a letter to the State Department on their purchase of three mobile television production trucks at a cost of $3.6 million.
The letter notes:
–The three trucks were delivered more than two years late and are sitting in Kabul unused.
–The two Ford ES350 trucks, originally priced at $157,300 each, more than tripled in cost to $568,062 each.
— The primary use of the vehicles was for “live sporting events, such as Buzkashi, Soccer, Cricket and other sports.”
Report: http://www.sigar.mil/pdf/special%20projects/SIGAR-15-09%20IL.pdf
Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sigarhq/sets/72157648935136482/
Best,
Alex
Alex Bronstein-Moffly
Acting Director of Public Affairs
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction”