« 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.