Recommended Reading: ‘The Afghanistan Papers’ – The Washington Post – Dec 9, 2019 (Update: Video Report)
- Dec 13, 2019
- 1 min read
The Washington Post published a series of articles on Dec 9, 2019 titled ‘The Afghanistan Papers’, based on internal findings by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), which they gained access to after a 3 year legal struggle under a FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) request.
Quoting from the Introduction to these articles and sharing direct links to them.
Content Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com
Update added on 14-Dec-19: Adding the video report (which was published on Dec 9, 2019) done by Craig Whitlock, the Washington Post’s investigate reporter who’s brought all this information to light.
Video Intro (by Washington Post):
THE AFGHANISTAN PAPERSPART 1At war with the truth
PART 3Built to fail
PART 4Consumed by corruption
PART 5Unguarded nation
PART 6Overwhelmed by opium
INTERVIEWS AND MEMOSExplore the documents
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