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US Study Says Afghans Not Ready to Manage Forces

Luis Ramirez

Published November 01, 2012

A U.S. government audit warns Afghanistan’s security forces may not be able to sustain themselves beyond a 2014 pullout of international troops. VOA Pentagon correspondent Luis Ramirez reports the audit found problems with the hiring and training of competent administrators to do everything from run power plants to basic accounting and purchases.


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