U.S. government watchdog calls for changes in Afghan training effort


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  • Thursday, 21 Sep 2017

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller speaks with Marines with Task Force Southwest at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, June 20, 2017. Picture taken June 20, 2017. Courtesy Justin T. Updegraff/U.S. Marine Corps/Handout via REUTERS

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even as thousands of additional American troops head to Afghanistan, a U.S. government watchdog is warning that tens of billions of dollars could be wasted unless changes are made in the training of Afghan security forces.

Deficiencies in the Afghan forces, including the military and police, are getting renewed attention after U.S. President Donald Trump's administration decided to send more than 3,000 additional troops to the country where the United States has been engaged in its longest war.

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