U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Flores gives a safety brief to his students to kick off the final day of their 60mm mortar system training course on Forward Operating Base Gamberi in Laghman province, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2014. Flores, a mortar system lead trainer, is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment. The Afghan soldiers are assigned to 4th Brigade, 201st Afghan national army corps. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Eric Provost
After $200 Million, Afghan Soldiers Still Can’t Read -- Daily Beast
The U.S. spent 5 years and $200 million on a program to teach Afghan soldiers to read, but a new report reveals that effort was a failure.
The United States government has spent $200 million on a literacy program for the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) over the past five years but half the Afghan army still can’t read or write according to a new report.
"Literacy of the Afghan National Security Forces is of critical importance," said John F. Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). "We've spent $200 million on this -- yet we don't even know how many Afghan security forces are literate or how well the program worked. That's deeply disturbing."
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More News On The Failed U.S. Literacy Program In Afghanistan
Watchdog: $200 million literacy program misses mark in Afghanistan -- Stars and Stripes
Illiteracy persists among Afghan troops despite US education drive -- The Guardian
Afghan Forces Hobbled by Illiteracy, U.S. Inspector Says -- Bloomberg
Inspector general: Literacy lags among Afghan troops -- USA Today
Report questions Afghan troop literacy training -- Miami Herald/AP
Afghan soldiers still can't read, despite $200M US-backed program, report finds -- FOX News
Another Afghanistan spending boondoggle: illiterate Afghan soldiers and cops -- Christian Science Monitor
$200 Million Afghan Security Forces Literacy Program Found Riddled With Problems: ‘Level of Failure Is Sadly Spectacular’ -- The Blaze
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