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U.S. military / civilian officials and agencies could be truthful about military / diplomatic / foreign aid / intelligence operations and performance

By Hicbd
Mon Aug 16 2021 9:11 am

"The documents also contradict a long chorus of public statements from U.S. presidents, military commanders and diplomats who assured Americans year after year that they were making progress in Afghanistan and the war was worth fighting...the government routinely touted statistics that officials knew were distorted, spurious or downright false."

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/afghanistan-papers/afghanistan-war-confidential-documents/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan_Papers
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/01/15/there-is-a-disincentive-to-tell-the-truth-about-progress-in-afghanistan-pentagon-official-says/

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Categories:
U.S. Foreign Policy / International Relations U.S. Congress / Legislative Branch U.S. Military Investigative Reporting U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) U.S. Department of State Government/Nonprofit Auditing / Public Financial Management (PFM) U.S. Department of Defense U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) U.S. Government Corruption / Oversight / Ethics / Institutional Capture U.S. National Security / Intelligence U.S. Office of Inspector General

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