Police Project Handled Poorly, Says U.S. Report

The construction of police stations in southern Afghanistan has been badly bungled, says a watchdog cited by McClatchy Newspapers.

According to a report from the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, six police stations in a dangerous part of the south were so badly constructed that they cannot be occupied.

"Inadequate concrete and foundation work calls into question the structural integrity of the buildings and raises the risk of total building collapse...