Profiteering Afghan Style: Pay off Taliban to ship goods to US soldiers that Taliban are killing and wounding?

Gee, what US General would allow that on his watch? And what Afghan President would turn a blind eye to that? And give support to the General who was looking the other way too?

One, two, three four what are we fighting for? The right to steal from US and endanger US soldiers? Is this all a bit crazy?

clipped from circlingthelionsden.blogspot.com Supply chain corruption among Afghan truckers The report pulls few punches: security for the US supply chain is mainly provided by warlords who compete with the Afghan central government for power and authority; the Highway Warlords run a protection racket; these funds, in turn, are a significant potential source of funding for the Taliban; the unaccountable supply chain security contractors are themselves fuelling corruption, with one company admitting that it pays $1,000 to $10,000 in monthly bribes to Afghan governors, police chiefs and local military units; there is no DoD oversight of the supply chain or the private security contractors;