EXCLUSIVE: Confidential U.S. Assessments Show Afghanistan Not Ready To Govern On Own -- Washington Times
State Department tries to hide risks of corruption
Confidential U.S. assessments, which the State Department tried to hide from the public, show nearly all Afghan Cabinet ministries are woefully ill-prepared to govern after the U.S. withdraws its troops, often describing the gaps in knowledge, capability and safeguards as “critical” and describing an infrastructure in danger of collapsing if left to its own accord.
The State Department USAID reports, obtained by The Washington Times, paint a sobering portrait about the impact of the billions of dollars the U.S. has spent on nation-building over the past decade.
Treated as a whole, the reports suggest that the U.S. spending has yet to create a sustainable civilian government in Afghanistan and, in some cases, has been diverted to corrupt politicians or extremists looking to destabilize the country.
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My Comment: After 12 years everyone now realizes what a mess Afghanistan is .... and what a waster of time it was to "nation build" with limited resources and in a country where much of it had no interest to "nation build".
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after spending so much of money, now its better for US to rule Afghanistan in full mode in all areas without delay and president will be US president
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