SIGAR says overclassification of Afghanistan war, reconstruction continues

By Justin Doubleday / April 24, 2019 at 1:17 PM
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction says the U.S. government continues to over-classify important information about the 17-year war and the status of Afghan forces. American officials and the Afghan government have entered peace talks with the Taliban while the two sides also continue to fight throughout different areas of the country. Meanwhile, the Afghan government has refused to release casualty figures for the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. Asked whether the model of talking while fighting is...

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