Guest Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 [ATTACH=CONFIG]4269[/ATTACH] The U.S. government watchdog charged with overseeing aid to Afghanistan has recommended delaying the delivery of additional cargo aircraft to the nascent Afghan Air Force (AAF). John Sopko, special inspector-general for Afghanistan reconstruction (SIGAR), said the AAF may not need all the C-130 airplanes to be provided by the U.S. military in a deal worth over $100 million. The U.S. military has already delivered two C-130 cargo aircraft, with plans to deliver two more. In a July 10 letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and other top U.S. military officials, Sopko questioned whether the AAF was making full use of the aircraft. He said elimination of a single C-130 could save U.S. taxpayers up to $40.5 million. SIGAR disclosed the contents of the letter on July 16. Read orginal article: http://www.rferl.org/content/watchdog-afghanistan-sopko-aircraft-letter-armed-forces-usa/25459401.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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