U.S. watchdog raps Pentagon for buying aircraft for Afghan unit

(Reuters) -The watchdog - the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction - urged the Pentagon to suspend the $553 million Russian arms deal as well as a $218 million contract for 18 planes from a U.S. firm until plans were in place to fully recruit and train the Afghan special forces unit. - U.S. watchdog raps Pentagon for buying aircraft for Afghan unit