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In Afghanistan, US spent more than $300 million on a dam – and it's still not done

As the US attempts to withdraw from Afghanistan, there is perhaps no better example of its botched efforts to rebuild and stabilise the country than the Kajaki Dam.

Megan McCloskey , ProPublica
· Jan 27, 2016 · 09:30 pm
The US spent half a billion dollars on mining in Afghanistan with 'limited progress’

Plans to develop the country’s oil, gas and minerals industries have gone awry.

Megan McCloskey , ProPublica
· Jan 18, 2016 · 11:30 pm