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Situation Report: State and Afghan watchdog clash; first step for NDAA; more cash for French fight in Africa; and more to come


By Paul McLeary and Ariel Robinson
Lost in translation. There’s a real fight brewing between the State Department and the outspoken Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John Sopko over the watchdog’s staffing levels at its office in Kabul. And the two sides have very different versions of a recent meeting, the Situation Report has learned.
During testimony Wednesday before a House of Representatives oversight committee, Sopko — according to his prepared remarks first reported here — complained that “within the past week,” he was told by State officials that he must reduce his Kabul staff from 42 to 25 …read more

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