#US military will no longer publish info on districts under control of #Afghan gov't with US command saying 'they no longer saw decision-making value in these data' according to #SIGAR
This was one of the mast metrics available for measuring progress!
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This was one of the mast metrics available for measuring progress!
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The move fits a trend of less information being released about the war in recent years, often at the insistence of the Afghan gov't, which had previously stopped U.S. military from disclosing the number of Afghans killed in battle as well as overall attrition within the #ANDSF
I don't think it makes sense, Sopko said. The Afghans know which districts are controlled by the Taliban. The TB obviously know which districts they control. Our military knows it. Everybody in Afghanistan knows it. The only people who don't know what's going on are US taxpayers.
The war in Afghanistan is largely forgotten in much of America, as is the enormous, continuing financial cost.
Overall, the U.S. has spent $737 billion on the war and lost more than 2,400 military lives according to the Pentagon, $132 billion have been spent on reconstruction
Overall, the U.S. has spent $737 billion on the war and lost more than 2,400 military lives according to the Pentagon, $132 billion have been spent on reconstruction
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