US-Built Afghan Gas Station Swallowed 86-Times More Money than It Normally Should Have

With a recent natural gas deposit found near the Afghan city of Sheberghan, the Task Force for Stability and Business Operations (TFBSO) thought it was a good idea to build a gas station near the site. Nothing fishy until now. The TFBSO is a division of the Pentagon that was first devised to help rebuild Iraq after the devastating conflict, but later its actions were extended into Afghanistan as well. The gas station in question was actua…