Will Freeman is an intern with Think Progress. An Afghan Army soldier picks up his weapon at a training facility in the outskirts of Kabul. CREDIT: AP Images Over the past decade, the U.S. has poured unimaginable amounts of money into training and equipping Afghanistan’s army. Now, the Department of Defense office in charge of auditing the process is saying many of the 747,000 weapons given to the ANSF have gone missing and could end up fueling escalating attacks by Taliban insurgents if they fall into the wrong hands.
How Missing American Guns Might Be Fueling Terrorists In Afghanistan
Will Freeman, Think Progress
Mon, 07/28/2014 - 8:00am
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