Construction of Afghanistan-Tajikistan Bridge. Photo from WikimediaFrom McClatchy News:
WASHINGTON — The U.S. has spent more than $732 million to improve Afghanistan's electrical grid since 2002, but delays and rising costs have plagued many of the projects in part because of poor oversight by the American government, a watchdog agency reports.
Of six projects under way in 2009, only one has been completed on time.
In the report released Friday, auditors with the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction blamed poor communication between U.S. officials and the two companies that are working on the majority of the projects.
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My Comment: This is a surprise to me .... I thought there was no oversight. (I am being facetious).
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