10%

— The percentage of U.S. government civilians in Afghanistan dedicated to ensuring that the other 90% are spending tens of billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars wisely. “About 10% of our total civilian strength in Afghanistan,” James Dobbins, the State Department’s point man on Afghanistan and Pakistan, told Congress July 11, “is dedicated to oversight and accountability of our own programs.”
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