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Detailed Record

Condolence Payment for Civilian Deaths during Coalition Forces Combat Operations 12 Feb 2010

Planned Start Month

March 2010

Estimated Cost

$27,500

Status

Completed

Province

Paktiya

Regional Command

Unknown

Project Description

To pay condolence payments to the family of Afghans killed during Coalition Forces Combat Operations:

1.Dawoud Sharabuddin

2.Zahir Sharabuddin

3.Wife of Zahir

4.Wife of Ghafor

5.Wife of Saber

6.Also to pay for associated battle damage resulting from the same incident

Project Goals

To express sympathy and to provide urgent humanitarian relief to family adversely impacted by combat operations. Comments: Due to the extraordinary circumstance, we are requesting authorization to pay $5k per person killed in this incident. Additionally, $2.5k for damages.

Results

Results unknown.

Updates

May 22 2010 Uploaded Closure Memo, 1081, 1034, SF44 memo. Project complete. Recommend closure. May 29 2010 Changed status. Project is complete. Recommend closure.
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.