Did A U.S. General Stall An Afghan Hospital Abuse Probe?

Army Lt. Gen. William Caldwell shakes hands with Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a graduation ceremony for Afghan military officers, March 2010. Photo: Flickr/ISAF

U.S. Commander Accused Of Stalling Afghan Hospital Abuse Probe -- Reuters

(Reuters) - A top U.S. general in Afghanistan sought to stall an investigation into waste, abuse and mismanagement at a U.S.-funded hospital in Kabul for political reasons, a former U.S. military official will tell Congress on Tuesday.

Retired Colonel Gerald Carozza, who served as an adviser to the U.S. campaign in Afghanistan, will accuse Lieutenant General William Caldwell, then head of U.S. and NATO efforts to train Afghan security forces, of delaying a military investigation into allegations of corruption and patient abuse at the Dawood National Military Hospital.

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