It’s been about six months since my last Afghanistan update, and things have gone to hell in a hand basket!
The U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) reports nearly $1-billion USD of U.S. taxpayer funding wasted in Afghanistan. It’s connected to the growing refugee crisis, and “There’s so much uncertainty, especially now. There’s been so much more fighting recently, and that’s going to cause more problems.”
Balkh Province: 13 Hazara Shia civilians were pulled from their mini-bus and summarily executed. Witnesses say the attackers were wearing Afghan National Army (ANA) uniforms.
Bamiyan Province: “We are sitting on a fortune which could create cars and planes for the world, and jobs and schools for local people.”-Mohammad Reza, one of at least 1,200 farmers mobilising a militia to stop the illegal mining of $1-trillion USD worth of minerals from their farmland
Helmand Province: British empire news reports say the Obama regime has deployed more U.S. Special Operations Forces to the former United Kingdom Camp Bastion. Also, an unnamed U.K. security source says the ANA is now paying Afghans not to attack them! The deployment of additional U.S. forces comes after two USAF Special Tactics airmen ( a Captain and a Staff Sergeant) were killed at Camp Antonik last week. News reports say the U.S. personnel were killed by men wearing ANA uniforms, the attack came despite multiple U.S. airstrikes.
Herat Province: Three separate gas attacks, over the past week, against girl’s schools reported. At least 3-hundred girls, as well as teachers, now hospitalized! “When I entered the classroom, there was a very strong smell. When I went home, I fell unconscious.”-Nazia
Kabul Province: “The poverty was unbelievable! I was shocked because after 10 years there seemed to have been no improvement – the road was full of kids begging; women sitting on the roads, wearing burqas. They crowd around, 10 to 15 at each car. They run alongside, saying things like ‘I haven’t eaten’ and ‘my children haven’t eaten for many days’.”-Mahboba Rawi, charity organizer describes exiting Kabul International Airport into the streets of the capital
Kandahar Province: SIGAR discovered that U.S. taxpayers spent $2.2-million building a new Special Forces HQ, that was before the project was canceled!
Nangarhar Province: “When I don’t smoke hashish I want to kill all foreigners!”-former ANA soldier who is now chained to a prison wall, being fed only tea, bread and black pepper!
In the Pachir Aw Agam district, reports that Afghan Taliban attacked U.S.-EU-Saudi-Israeli created speed freak genocidal maniacs DAIISH (DA for al-DAwla, I for al-Islamiya, I for al-Iraq, SH al-SHam [al-Sham=Syria]) aka Islamic State. At least 20 people killed and houses have been torched. Back in June Afghan Taliban warned DAIISH against “waging a parallel insurgency in Afghanistan.”
Paktia Province: The ANA’s 203rd Military Corps says they called in a U.S. combat UAV to kill 32 people in the Gharak area of Ahmadabad district.
In the U.S. state of Ohio, a former Sergeant First Class in the Army National Guard is now facing trial for frauding taxpayers for funeral missions he allegedly did not take part in. He’s accused of charging taxpayers for 130 funerals he was not part of!
In the U.S. state of Wisconsin, about 100 National Guard 950th Engineer Company personnel returned from Afghanistan.
Maryland National Guard’s 1100th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group returned from Afghanistan.
The Wyoming National Guard’s Alpha battery, 2nd battalion-300th field artillery deployed to Afghanistan.
The state of Washington Air National Guard’s aged KC-135 tankers continue to re-fuel U.S. aircraft attacking Afghanistan.
16 – 21 February 2015: More proof corruption starts with the U.S. military!