Pentagon misused $150 million dollars to try to revive Afghanistan’s economy

A congressional watchdog found out that A Pentagon business advocacy agency may have wasted $150 million of taxpayers money on a failed effort to revive Afghanistan's economy.

According to USA Today the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) set out by the Congress alleged the Task Force Business Stability Operations (TFBSO) for misusing $150 million on private "villas" and security for personnel and guests in Afghanistan. Inspector General John Spoko questioned Defense Secretary Ash Carter for using expensive hotel accommodations, private body guards, Flat-screen TVs, and three-star quality dining for government employees and guests.

Meanwhile, Fox News reported that the Department of Defense wasted $43 million on a gas station in Afghanistan that should be only $500,000. "I have never in my lifetime seen the Department of Defense or any government agency clam up and claim they don't know anything about a program," said SIGAR special inspector general John Spoko on DOD's unanswered $800 million program and its claim that TFBSO staff are no longer working for the department.

In a report by the Huffington Post DOD spent $800 million in Afghanistan for five years from 2009 to 2014. Spoko requested the Pentagon to give proof on how it allocated the 20 percent on private housing and security, and also asked for documents on how the villas' designs were selected, and other information on how they used the investments in the country. The Pentagon is given until December 11 to comply.

According to accounts, a housing for 10 staffs in the U.S. Embassy in 2014 could cost up to $1.8 million, and close to nothing if they were bunked at the military base with the soldiers. However, there were three contractors that gave the DOD luxury quality villa residents. Each has flat-screen TVs, mini-refrigerators, and DVD players. According to Spoko, the decision to stay in these expensive accommodations came from former Pentagon task force chief Paul Brinkley.