Up to half of the tens of thousands of U.S.-funded Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) troops who have been deployed to combat terrorism in southern Afghanistan’s volatile Helmand province “do not exist,” notes a U.S. watchdog agency appointed by Congress, citing the province’s police chief.
Afghan Police: Up to Half of U.S.-Funded Afghan Troops in Helmand ‘Do Not Exist’
Up to half of the tens of thousands of U.S.-funded Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) troops who have been deployed to combat terrorism in southern Afghanistan’s volatile Helmand province “do not exist,” notes a U.S. watchdog agency appointed by Congress, citing the province’s police chief.