An Afghan police post in Qarabagh, a district in Ghazni Province, where corruption by police and government officials is rife. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images for The New York TimesFrom The New York Times:
GHAZNI, Afghanistan — As part of his new strategy for Afghanistan, President Obama has announced plans to send 4,000 more American troops this spring to train the Afghan National Police and Army.
But a shortage of American trainers is only one factor hampering the Afghan police. If the experience of the American troops already training police officers in Ghazni Province is any indication, better policing may be impossible for Afghanistan unless government officials at all levels stop cannibalizing their civil administration and police force for a quick profit.
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My Comment: Congrats to the New York Times for reporting on a story that military bloggers have been reporting on for the past few years.
What can I say but welcome to the culture of Afghanistan. Corruption and fleecing the system is so ingrained in the country, that the idea that this will disappear because of the good intentions from foreign NGOs and foreign military/police advisers is dreaming at best .... delusional at worse.
Corruption has always been the Achilles heel of Afghanistan .... and it is probably the main reason why we are going to lose the war in this country.
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