« Money as an Apology

Detailed Record

TF 1-12 Bulk Draw

Planned Start Month

Feb. 2010

Estimated Cost

$18,051

Status

Completed

Province

Kandahar

Regional Command

RC-South

Project Description

This project allows pay agents to use money as a means of condolence for battlefield damage in Zhari District, Kandahar Province. The unit is on patrols daily and there is inevitably going to be damage to local people on the spot coincides with the Afghan code of Pashtun Wali.

Project Goals

Decrease negative perception of ISAF in Zhari District, Kandahar Province by paying people in a quick, efficient manner after battlefield damage occurs, which falls in line with the Afghan code of Pashtun Wali.

To allow to conduct small scale projects throughout Zhari. This will allow the Commander of TF 1-12IN to provide quick result.

Results

10-04-2011: Updating project information based on information from attached media.

Updates

10-04-2011: Updating project information based on information from attached media.
SOURCES

Illustrations: Sarah Way for ProPublica. Data: Assembled from several different Department of Defense databases by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction and provided to ProPublica under a Freedom of Information Act Request.