« Money as an Apology
Detailed Record
HHC 1-12 IN Battlefield Damage
Planned Start Month
Nov. 2009
Estimated Cost
$20,000
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 national property or civilian casualties, and paying the 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.
Results
Project completed as desired.
Updates
10-1-2011: Project file is being filled out based on attached media.
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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.