Photo courtesy, SIGAR
By one estimate, it’s one of the best constructed facilities in Afghanistan, but soon the $34 million military center in Hemland province could be torn down because, well, it turns out troops are leaving and the U.S. government might not have really needed the building in the first place.
Special Office of Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John Sopko outlined the scope and history of the expensive problem in a letter this week to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, which you can read about here.
But for a virtual tour of the building’s clean, spacious and barren offices and meeting rooms, the IG’s office has posted a set of photos online.
No doubt, it’s a spacious facility, but there’s just one thing missing: people.
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Who is the person who should held to be accountable for this mistake? It seems that no one is ever held accountable in government! More important, what procedures are in place to prevent such mindless errors BEFORE they happen?