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Pentagon Opens Probe Into Sexual Abuse by U.S. Allies in Afghanistan
The Defense Department's Inspector General has opened an investigation into whether U.S. troops were discouraged from reporting the rape and sexual abuse of children by their Afghan allies.
October 28, 2015
"Nobody's Been Held Accountable" for Wasteful Spending in Afghanistan, says U.S. Watchdog
The U.S. has spent $110 billion on reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan. How was the money used? How was it wasted?
October 9, 2015
How Europe's Refugee Crisis Was Years in the Making
For weeks, the world's eyes have been fixed upon the tens of thousands of migrants and refugees arriving on Europe's doorstep. But the crisis was years in the making, with a brutal civil war in Syria adding millions of refugees to those fleeing conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq and Nigeria.
September 23, 2015
Military Overlooked Sexual Abuse by Afghan Allies, Investigation Says
A new investigation by The New York Times finds that U.S. soldiers were told not to intervene in cases of sexual abuse of young boys by Afghan allies.
September 21, 2015
After Mullah Omar, What Comes Next For the Taliban?
News of Mullah Omar's death comes at a time when the Taliban faces internal power struggles and increased factionalism, even as it continues its brutal and deadly fight against the Afghan government.
July 30, 2015
The War the U.S. Left Behind in Afghanistan
International forces formally ended their combat role in Afghanistan in December, but the Afghan government's war with the Taliban isn't over. In fact, it's become more deadly.
February 20, 2015
Declassified: U.S. Backs Down From Secrecy on Afghanistan Spending
Watchdogs say the decision will help efforts to fight corruption in training of Afghan security forces.
February 3, 2015
How Is American Money Being Spent on Afghan Security Forces? It's Classified
The military's decision to classify information that had previously been publicly available was described as "unprecedented" by the government watchdog for Afghanistan reconstruction.
January 29, 2015
Could Night Raids Return to Afghanistan?
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s administration plans to lift a ban on the controversial raids targeting Taliban fighters, according to a new report.
November 24, 2014
What Happens When Arming the Rebels Goes Wrong?
Despite growing calls for deeper U.S. involvement in the arming and training of Syrian rebel forces fighting ISIS, an internal CIA analysis suggests such efforts do not always go as advertised.
October 30, 2014
Billions in U.S. Spending Can't Slow Afghan Opium Poppy Production
This comes despite $7.6 billion in counternarcotics spending by the U.S. there over the last decade -- and is projected to increase even more in 2014.
October 21, 2014
