InfoAnda - U.S. commander accused of stalling Afghan hospital abuse probe |

Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case
Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They

Taiwan denies boycotting Australian film festival
Thursday, August 6, 2009

AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e

Merkel's support dips, regional ally resigns International
Thursday, September 3, 2009

By Sarah Marsh and Noah Barkin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German

Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rally
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an

Sixteen killed in Iraq bomb attacks | 22 July 2009
Tolkien says he's finally left grandfather's shadow | 16 April 2010
Slovakia, Hungary dispute mounts as president barred | 22 August 2009

Peru looks for missing police, troops patrol jungle | International | | 8 June 2009

Forum Views () Forum Replies ()

Read more with google mobile : U.S. commander accused of stalling Afghan hospital abuse probe |

Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Home Business Business Home Economy Technology Media Small Business Legal Deals Earnings Social Pulse Business Video The Freeland File Aerospace & Defense Markets Markets Home U.S. Markets European Markets Asian Markets Global Market Data Indices M&A Stocks Bonds Currencies Commodities Futures Funds peHUB World World Home U.S. Brazil China Euro Zone Japan Mexico Russia India Insight World Video Reuters Investigates Decoder Politics Politics Home Election 2012 Campaign Polling Tales from the Trail Political Punchlines Supreme Court Politics Video Tech Technology Home MediaFile Science Tech Video Tech Tonic Social Pulse Opinion Opinion Home Chrystia Freeland John Lloyd Felix Salmon Jack Shafer David Rohde Bernd Debusmann Nader Mousavizadeh Lucy P. Marcus David Cay Johnston Bethany McLean Anatole Kaletsky Edward Hadas Hugo Dixon Ian Bremmer Lawrence Summers Susan Glasser The Great Debate Steven Brill Jack & Suzy Welch Frederick Kempe Christopher Papagianis Mark Leonard Breakingviews Equities Credit Private Equity M&A Macro & Markets Politics Breakingviews Video Money Money Home Tax Break Lipper Awards 2012 Global Investing MuniLand Unstructured Finance Linda Stern Mark Miller John Wasik James Saft Analyst Research Alerts Watchlist Portfolio Stock Screener Fund Screener Personal Finance Video Money Clip Investing 201 Life Health Sports Olympics Arts Faithworld Business Traveler Entertainment Oddly Enough Lifestyle Video Pictures Pictures Home Reuters Photographers Full Focus Video Reuters TV Reuters News Article Comments (0) Full Focus Editor's choice Our best photos from the last 24 hours. See more Images of June Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read Manufacturing growth slowest in 19 months: Markit 9:37am EDT Discussed 234 Mexico urges U.S. to review gun laws after Colorado shooting 148 Fourteen killed in Denver movie theater shooting 117 Syrian battles rage in capital, Russia pressed Watched Apple shares undervalued? 1:22pm EDT A split decision in Apple versus Samsung 11:07am EDT Artificial jellyfish shocked into "life" Mon, Jul 23 2012 Sponsored Links Pictures Reuters Photojournalism Our day's top images, in-depth photo essays and offbeat slices of life. See the best of Reuters photography. See more | Photo caption Healthcare in Appalachia Remote Area Medical clinics bring free medical care to uninsured people in Appalachia and elsewhere. Slideshow Escape from Congo Recent fighting has displaced more than 200,000 Congolese. Slideshow U.S. commander accused of stalling Afghan hospital abuse probe Tweet Share this Email Print Related News U.S. commander accused of stalling Afghan hospital abuse probe 4:55am EDT Donors offer $16 billion Afghan aid at Tokyo conference Sun, Jul 8 2012 Donors expected to pledge $16 billion in Afghan aid Sat, Jul 7 2012 U.S., Pakistan reach deal to reopen Afghan supply routes Tue, Jul 3 2012 Related Topics World » Afghanistan » By Missy Ryan WASHINGTON | Tue Jul 24, 2012 4:49pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. general in Afghanistan sought to stall an investigation into waste and abuse at a U.S.-funded hospital in Kabul, possibly for political reasons, current and former U.S. military officials told Congress on Tuesday. Retired Colonel Gerald Carozza, who served as an adviser to the U.S. campaign in Afghanistan, accused Lieutenant General William Caldwell, then head of U.S. and NATO efforts to train Afghan security forces, and other senior officials of delaying a military investigation into allegations of corruption and patient abuse at the Dawood National Military Hospital. "The evidence is clear to me that General Caldwell had the request (for a probe into the hospital) withdrawn and postponed until after the (November 2010 U.S. congressional) election and then, after the election, tried to intimidate his subordinates into a consensus that it need not move forward at all," Carozza told a subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Carozza and several other former and current officials told lawmakers, who are examining whether military leaders blocked or delayed the hospital probe, that they struggled to get commanders to act on reports of entrenched problems at the U.S.-funded hospital. According to the Oversight Committee, the United States has spent over $180 million on operating medical sites in Afghanistan, most of which is believed to have gone to Dawood, where NATO personnel oversee Afghan medical staff. Lawmakers have also said that $43 million in U.S. aid was "missing" at the Kabul military hospital. Photographs taken at the hospital in 2010 showed neglected patients suffering from problems including gangrene and maggots in their wounds. Caldwell, who is now a senior Army official in the United States, and other military officials who oversaw the U.S. training effort in Afghanistan were not invited to testify at Tuesday's hearing. Colonel Wayne Shanks, a military spokesman, said Caldwell "would welcome the opportunity to respond to any inquiry and I'm confident that once the facts are presented and examined, all allegations will be proven false." Lawmakers have asked the Defense Department to examine whether military leaders had sought to cover up reports of abuse at the hospital in 2010, including reports of vital medicine being stolen while patients languished without proper care. Beyond the possible diversion of U.S. supplies and funds, U.S. support for the military hospital takes on greater importance as NATO nations seek to foster an effective Afghan military. Providing Afghan soldiers adequate medical care will be crucial if local forces are to stand against the Taliban when foreign troops withdraw in coming years. 'ON NOTICE?' Subcommittee chairman Jason Chaffetz, a Republican, seized on reports that Caldwell and other military leaders sought to deter hospital probes as what he said was proof of a Pentagon failure to provide Congress with accurate, timely information about its activities -- and shortcomings -- in Afghanistan. Chaffetz said senior commanders in Afghanistan, including Caldwell and General David Petraeus, the then-head of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan who now leads the Central Intelligence Agency, were briefed on the hospital's problems. "Investigations were apparently delayed because of personal politics and an aggressive public relations campaign attempted to cloud the facts," Chaffetz said. "I want the Pentagon to be on notice;- it will not be acceptable to hide documents," he later said. The Defense Department has acknowledged problems at the hospital and has said that "investigations and corrective action" were under way. The Pentagon's inspector general office has undertaken several investigations of the Afghan medical system, including the Dawood hospital, but officials declined to comment on whether the inspector general would conduct a separate probe into allegations senior officials sought to cover up problems. While Carozza said Caldwell resisted suggestions of a new hospital probe even after the November 2010 congressional elections, Colonel Mark Fassl, former inspector general for the NATO training mission in Afghanistan, told lawmakers he was asked to retract a request for a stepped-up hospital probe shortly before the elections. Fassl said that Caldwell brought up his relationship to President Barack Obama in discussing the potential probe ahead of the elections. (Editing by Eric Beech and Cynthia Osterman) World Afghanistan Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above. Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Back to top Reuters.com Business Markets World Politics Technology Opinion Money Pictures Videos Site Index Legal Bankruptcy Law California Legal New York Legal Securities Law Support & Contact Support Corrections Connect with Reuters Twitter Facebook LinkedIn RSS Podcast Newsletters Mobile About Privacy Policy Terms of Use AdChoices Copyright Our Flagship financial information platform incorporating Reuters Insider An ultra-low latency infrastructure for electronic trading and data distribution A connected approach to governance, risk and compliance Our next generation legal research platform Our global tax workstation Thomsonreuters.com About Thomson Reuters Investor Relations Careers Contact Us Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests. NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.

Other News on Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Netanyahu urges better Turkey ties, cites regional turmoil |
Draft U.N. arms trade treaty full of holes, activists say |
Venezuela's Chavez unveils 3D image of hero Bolivar |
Ethnic riots sweep India's Assam, at least 30 killed |
U.S. commander accused of stalling Afghan hospital abuse probe |
Cardinal praises prominent Cuban dissident at funeral |
Suicide bomber behind Bulgaria bus attack had help: PM |
Apple has rare miss on pre-iPhone lull, global economy |
EU warms to Google antitrust concessions |
Killer of three in Jennifer Hudson's family gets life |
Toronto film festival promises action, India, Affleck |
Jackson estate concerned about bullying of Michael's kids |
Syrian armored column closes in on Aleppo |
Al-Qaeda says carried out Iraq attacks |
UK, France agree on more military cooperation |
Khamenei tells Iran politicians to show more unity |
Venezuela withdrawing from regional human rights court |
Rioters break curfew, more wounded in India's Assam |
In power, Egypt's Brotherhood seeks balance on Islamic law |
Philippines' Arroyo posts bail on fraud charges, leaves hospital |
No damage, tsunami after 6.6 quake hits off Indonesia's Sumatra |
Rival PNG prime ministers join forces to form new government |
Apple's rivals swoop as iPhone China sales flag |
Apple blames rare miss on new iPhone anticipation, economy |
ARM outperforms industry to beat forecasts |
Canon cuts profit outlook, signals euro pain for Japan Inc |
Nintendo narrows loss in first quarter |
HBO nixes idea of Netflix partnership |
Actor Christian Bale visits Colorado shooting victims |
Michael Jackson family dispute sparks concern |
The Jeffersons actor Sherman Hemsley dies at 74 |
Ryan Murphy shrugs off protest of gay adoption TV comedy |
Matthew Perry in latest bid for comeback after Friends |
Sharon Osbourne tweets she is leaving America's Got Talent |
Batman comic book postponed after Colorado movie shooting |
North Korea confirms mystery woman is leader's wife |
Turkish forces kill 15 Kurdish rebels in southeast |
Makeup of new Egyptian government seen complete next week |
Blast in refugee camp wounds 6 in northeast Kenya |
As Ghana mourns president, focus turns to election race |
Five dead in helicopter crash in French Alps: police |
Analysis: In Syria crisis, stakes high for Hezbollah |
British hunger striker jailed in UAE released |
EU regulators seek global concessions from Google |
New York Times drops BlackBerry app |
Actor Christian Bale visits Colorado shooting victims |
Punk godmother Patti Smith pays homage to St Francis in Assisi |
Michael Jackson family dispute sparks concern |
A Minute With: Matthew McConaughey and his new 'Killer' role |
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights

USD EUR - 1 year graph	VPN on MacOSX	BlogMeter 1.01