Aftermath of IED blast in Iraq, 2007 (Wikimedia/US Army)
Bomb Risk To U.S. Troops Heightened By Contractor Fraud -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Investigators are warning U.S. commanders in Afghanistan about a heightened risk of attack because of shoddy work by an Afghan contractor paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to help strengthen defenses against Taliban bombings.
The U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction, or SIGAR, said in a letter released Thursday that drains or pipes thought to have been sealed to prevent the Taliban from planting bombs were still accessible to the insurgents.
It wrote in the October 10 letter to top U.S. commanders, a redacted version of which was released to the media, that although one particular region was potentially exposed "we are concerned that this problem may be more widely spread throughout Afghanistan."
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More News On How Afghan Fraud Is Endangering U.S Troops
Report: Contract fraud puts U.S. troops at risk of IEDs -- USA Today
Afghan 'fraud' puts Nato troops at risk, US report warns -- BBC
Afghan contract fraud puts troops at risk -- Salon
SIGAR: U.S. Troops In Afghanistan At Greater Risk Of IED Attacks Due To Contractor Fraud -- Huffington Post
My Comment: Fraud that is endangering U.S. lives in Afghanistan .... why does this not surprise me.
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