Monday 9 November 2009
We have pumped billions of dollars into Afghanistan and occupied the country for eight years. We currently spend some $4 billion a month on Afghanistan. But we are unable to pay for whiteboards and markers for instructors at the Kabul Military Training Center. Afghan soldiers lack winter jackets. Kabul is still in ruins. Unemployment is estimated at about 40 percent. And Afghanistan is one of the most food-insecure countries on the planet. What are we doing? Where is this money going? Look to the civilian contractors. These contractors dominate the lucrative jobs in Afghanistan. Chris Hedges ☀
