A coalition force member follows Afghan forces while on an Afghan-led joint security patrol to deny the enemy freedom of movement in Khak-E-Safed in Afghanistan's Farah province, Oct. 30, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau
US Audit Finds Afghanistan Incapable of Sustaining Security -- Voice of America
PENTAGON — A U.S. government audit warns that Afghanistan will likely be incapable of sustaining its security forces beyond the 2014 pullout of international troops due to incompetence.
The report contains the latest in a series of warnings by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction about the country's ability to run itself when U.S. and NATO troops leave in 2014.
Released Wednesday, the report focuses on the Afghan government’s operations and maintenance capabilities, including the budgeting, purchasing, and logistics systems - which the watchdog group says are undeveloped.
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