News of the Day for Sunday, August 3, 2014
A NATO service member dies of non-combat injuries in eastern Afghanistan. No further information as of now.
A joint Afghan and ISAF counteroffensive begins in Hesarak, Nangarhar after 1,000 insurgents launched attacks on Friday. ISAF is said to be providing air support for the operation. Six insurgents are said to have been killed, but the Taliban deny that.
Taliban in Helmand are said to have diversified their income sources through control of mining operations and collection of electric bills. (Really.)
Jean Mackenzie in Global Post gives us some highlights of the latest report of the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction. It’s a laugh riot, hence the title, “Seven Insane Problems Outlined . . .” Example insane problems: Most of the $1.57 worth of buildings the Army Corps of Engineers constructed for the Afghan military are fire hazards due to unsafe foam insulation. Information that qualifies an Afghan national to be designated a terrorist and killed does not prevent said individual from doing business with ISAF. Opium poppy cultivation has been increasing and now represents 15% of GDP despite more than $7 billion spent to suppress it. Just read it. I’ll skip ahead to corruption:
So, with more than $104 billion in reconstruction efforts at stake, what is the United States doing about corruption? SIGAR is succinct: “There is no comprehensive US strategy or guidance on combating corruption.”
Meanwhile, back in the cradle of civilization, IS captures three small towns and an oil field in the north which had been garrisoned by peshmerga. This includes the town of Wana near the Mosul dam. Apparently this is territory the Kurds seized recently after the collapse of the Iraqi 2d Division and they chose not to invest heavily in defending it. Still, this is the first IS victory over peshmerga and suggests they have real military capability.
Source: http://warnewstoday.blogspot.com/2014/08/news-of-day-for-sunday-august-3-2014.html
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