Shown here is a 'culvert denial system' -- a drainage grate meant to help prevent bomb attacks. (Special IG for Afghanistan Reconstruction)
Botched Anti-IED System May Be Linked To US Soldier Deaths In Afghanistan, Report Finds -- FOX News
WASHINGTON – A program designed to protect U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan by covering roadside drains with thick metal to prevent insurgents from planting bombs was plagued by shoddy and incomplete workmanship -- and may have actually contributed to the deaths of American Marines, according to an internal report.
Millions of U.S. dollars have been spent on thousands of so-called "culvert denial systems" since 2009, but a scathing report released Tuesday by the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction says hundreds of the devices were never installed or installed improperly. The report said an investigation has been launched “into whether this apparent failure to perform may have been a factor in the death or injury of several U.S. soldiers.”
The investigation has led to two arrests so far -- an Afghan contractor and a sub-contractor. The men, who were paid $1 million by the U.S. government to install 250 culvert denial systems, didn’t install the devices as promised. The ones they did install were installed incorrectly, according to the report.
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More News On Afghanistan's Anti-IED System Being Responsible For US Soldier Deaths In Afghanistan
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No proof U.S. life-saving anti-IED program ever implemented in Afghanistan -- Washington Times
Are Troops Being Protected From Roadside Bombs in Afghanistan? -- National Journal
Report: Contract waste and fraud in Afghanistan put troops at risk -- CNN
Afghanistan Reconstruction: U.S. Soldiers At Risk Because Of Private Contractors' Fraud, SIGAR Warns -- Huffington Post
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