The exterior of the Afghan Ministry of Defense headquarters. (Photo: Tim Craig/The Washington Post)
U.S. Needs Millions More To Complete Afghanistan’s ‘Pentagon’ -- Washington Post
KABUL — The Afghan “Pentagon” being built here is a sprawling symbol of U.S. generosity.
The American government has already spent about $107 million — double the initial estimate — on the five-story Defense Ministry headquarters, which will include state-of-the-art bunkers and the second-largest auditorium in Kabul.
But now, four years after the groundbreaking, construction crews have had to effectively halt their work. The reason: The U.S. government has run out of money for the project.
For years, audits and inspector general’s reports have documented waste and mismanagement in American aid projects in Afghanistan. But the Defense Ministry building is a dramatic example of how poor oversight continues to plague the massive U.S. investment here.
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