ADADIn addition, Sopko criticized the Trump administration for classifying information that shows the war is going badly, including data on Afghan troop casualties and assessments of the Taliban’s strength. “When we talk about mendacity, when we talk about lying, it’s not just lying about a particular program. ADKnown as The Afghanistan Papers, The Post’s series was based on hundreds of confidential interviews that SIGAR conducted with key figures in the war. The inspector general had drawn on the interviews to publish seven reports — called “Lessons Learned” — about policy failures in Afghanistan. AD“The documents, and The Post’s excellent reporting, helped fill in some significant gaps in our understanding of the U.S. war in Afghanistan,” said Rep. Eliot L. Engel (D-N.Y.), the committee chairman.

Source: Washington Post January 15, 2020 22:41 UTC