Thursday, July 26, 2012

Did US Commanders Cover Up 'Horrific' Conditions At Afghan Hospital?

One complainant said Lieutenant General William Caldwell had partisan motives in postponing any investigation until after the 2010 election. Photograph: US navy/Reuters

Afghan War: Did US Commanders Cover Up 'Horrific' Conditions At Hospital? -- Christian Science Monitor

A House subcommittee hears testimony of 'horrific' conditions at the US-funded Dawood Military Hospital in Afghanistan, including bribery and surgery without anesthesia. Retired officers say there was an attempt to block an investigation.

Are Americans getting a clear picture of just how war in Afghanistan is going?

In bracing testimony before a House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee this week, top US military officials warned that they are not.

The hearing centered around the US-funded Dawood Military Hospital in Afghanistan. It’s hardly a household name stateside, but evidence of the “Auschwitz-type” conditions, as one lawmaker put it, and allegations that US military commanders covered it up to put a better face on the Afghan war have caused a firestorm of controversy.

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More News On The Growing Scandal At The US-Funded Dawood Military Hospital In Afghanistan

US officers tell Congress that general blocked probe of hospital in Kabul -- The Guardian
'Auschwitz-like' Afghan military hospital investigation 'delayed' -- The Telegraph
Officers: Probe into Afghan hospital blocked -- Navy Times
Army Gen. allegedly delayed probe into abuse at U.S.-funded Afghan military hospital -- CBS
Congress Widens Probe Into Afghan Hospital -- Wall Street Journal
U.S. commander accused of stalling Afghan hospital abuse probe -- Reuters
US general accused of Afghan hospital scandal cover-up -- AFP
Political pressure stymied Afghan corruption probe, Army officer says -- The Hill
US general accused of Kabul hospital cover-up -- Al Jazeera

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