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Afghanistan Spending Watchdog Concerned U.S. Wasting Money On Unneeded Weapons, Vehicles

Afghanistan Spending Watchdog Concerned U.S. Wasting Money On Unneeded Weapons, Vehicles
Lance Cpl. Kesley Farmer, rifleman, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, utilizes a Biometric Enrollment and Screening Device during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 15, 2014. The company operated in Larr Village for two days to establish a presence and to disrupt enemy fighters. Throughout the mission the infantrymen conducted several patrols within the village and discovered hazardous materials which could be used to create improvised explosive devices. Photo: CPL Joseph Scanlan

The office in charge of keeping tabs on U.S. spending to rebuild Afghanistan and its security forces is concerned the Pentagon is wasting money buying military equipment the country’s U.S.-trained military and national police forces don’t need.Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John Sopko sent a letter Sept. 17 to Gen. John Campbell, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan and Maj. Gen Todd Semonite, chief of the Combined Security Transition Command, laying out his concerns over $634 million in…

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