Within a report on DoD contractor waste this gem, which reflects how Afghanistan works alas, with my emphasis:
Sigar has long criticised the Pentagon for wastefulness during the US’s longest war. In January, it told a Washington thinktank there was evidence that Taliban leaders had told their commanders to buy fuel, ammunition and weapons from Afghan soldiers because it was cheaper.
Link:https://www.theguardian.com/global-d...a-457m-failure