Who Gets Paid More. Taliban Or Afghan Soldiers

Photo: Noah Shachtmanl chart: ISAF

Taliban Pays Its Troops Better Than Karzai Pays His -- The Danger Room

Are the Taliban shelling out more money for their fighters than the U.S. and the international community are for Afghan security forces? The American military says no, and e-mails the chart below to make its case. But it’s not the most persuasive document. And it’s undermined by one of the reports in WikiLeaks’ trove of war logs.

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My Comment: With a war that is now costing us billions .... our allies in the Afghan military must do with a pay that averages a few dollars a day.

Am I the only one who sees something wrong here.