Posted on Feb 2, 2016
It'll be 2024 before Afghanistan can fully fund its military, U.S. general says
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The U.S. faces a years-long financial commitment in Afghanistan but must stay the course despite enduring another difficult year on the ground, Gen. John Campbell, who is ending his tenure as commander of coalition forces there, told lawmakers Tuesday.
“Afghanistan is at an inflection point,” Campbell said during testimony before the House Armed Services Committee. “I believe if we do not make deliberate, measured adjustments, 2016 is at risk of being no better, and possibly worse, than 2015."
NATO currently spends $5.1 billion annually in Afghanistan's military force of 352,000 — with $4.1 billion coming from the U.S. Campbell said the U.S. should continue to provide funding until at least 2020 and that Afghanistan will not be able to fully pick up that bill until 2024.
Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif., called that timeline into question.
“Given that we’ve been there 14 years,” she said, “how many times are we going to do this before we can figure out that we’re going to get out?”
“Afghanistan is at an inflection point,” Campbell said during testimony before the House Armed Services Committee. “I believe if we do not make deliberate, measured adjustments, 2016 is at risk of being no better, and possibly worse, than 2015."
NATO currently spends $5.1 billion annually in Afghanistan's military force of 352,000 — with $4.1 billion coming from the U.S. Campbell said the U.S. should continue to provide funding until at least 2020 and that Afghanistan will not be able to fully pick up that bill until 2024.
Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif., called that timeline into question.
“Given that we’ve been there 14 years,” she said, “how many times are we going to do this before we can figure out that we’re going to get out?”
It'll be 2024 before Afghanistan can fully fund its military, U.S. general says
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Can we spare another C-130 to fly shrink wrapped pallets of $100 bills into Afghanistan? Then, we could pickup a greater share of the $ going to 'Kazari' and those other beneficiaries not subject to US Income Tax?
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL What/whose IG oversees the pay vouchers for that Afghan military force of 352,000?
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Capt Walter Miller
Boo hoo hoo! Everything going to pieces. Let's send multi billions to help those poor people! Let's funnel it through the same old defense contractors!
What, Flint, Michigan needs $60,000,000 to fix its pipes?
Too bad.
Walt
What, Flint, Michigan needs $60,000,000 to fix its pipes?
Too bad.
Walt
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