Sunday, March 3, 2013

Afghan Army Faces Corruption Problem in Future

The Afghan National Army (ANA) will soon be responsible for the purchase of equipment, goods, and services in the billions of dollars. Currently many foreign militaries handle these procurements but with the departure of ISAF these functions will be turned over to the Ministry of Defense (MoD). At the moment the ANA is considered one of the least corrupt institutions in Afghanistan but that could soon change once the "watchers" are gone and the MoD officials and generals see the immense amount of money that will flow through their offices.  Read more in "As Afghan army gets cash to buy its own supplies some worry about corruption", The Sacramento Bee, February 16, 2013 at this link.

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