One complainant said Lieutenant General William Caldwell had partisan motives in postponing any investigation until after the 2010 election. Photograph: US navy/Reuters
Afghan War: Did US Commanders Cover Up 'Horrific' Conditions At Hospital? -- Christian Science Monitor
A House subcommittee hears testimony of 'horrific' conditions at the US-funded Dawood Military Hospital in Afghanistan, including bribery and surgery without anesthesia. Retired officers say there was an attempt to block an investigation.
Are Americans getting a clear picture of just how war in Afghanistan is going?
In bracing testimony before a House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee this week, top US military officials warned that they are not.
The hearing centered around the US-funded Dawood Military Hospital in Afghanistan. It’s hardly a household name stateside, but evidence of the “Auschwitz-type” conditions, as one lawmaker put it, and allegations that US military commanders covered it up to put a better face on the Afghan war have caused a firestorm of controversy.
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More News On The Growing Scandal At The US-Funded Dawood Military Hospital In Afghanistan
US officers tell Congress that general blocked probe of hospital in Kabul -- The Guardian
'Auschwitz-like' Afghan military hospital investigation 'delayed' -- The Telegraph
Officers: Probe into Afghan hospital blocked -- Navy Times
Army Gen. allegedly delayed probe into abuse at U.S.-funded Afghan military hospital -- CBS
Congress Widens Probe Into Afghan Hospital -- Wall Street Journal
U.S. commander accused of stalling Afghan hospital abuse probe -- Reuters
US general accused of Afghan hospital scandal cover-up -- AFP
Political pressure stymied Afghan corruption probe, Army officer says -- The Hill
US general accused of Kabul hospital cover-up -- Al Jazeera