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Exhibit 394

The Washington Post's 'Afghanistan Papers' and U.S. Policy: Main Points and Possible Questions for Congress, R46197

Exhibit 394 ยท Congressional research report

The Washington Post's 'Afghanistan Papers' and U.S. Policy: Main Points and Possible Questions for Congress, R46197

At least four of the named interviewees have contested the views attributed to them by SIGAR.

Summarizes the interviews (428 interviews; 62 identified), FOIA history, the themes, and the reactions of Pentagon officials, SIGAR and observers.

Source
Congressional Research Service (Clayton Thomas)
Date
28 January 2020
Quoted from
'Main Themes', first paragraph
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://www.everycrsreport.com/files/20200128_R46197_5f44e3287c5c247df4fbe91e9d61b54961a4b65a.html
Accessed
2026-11-09
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Finding DEF-2.9
Reported At a Senate hearing on 11 February 2020 senators quoted SIGAR interview records in which Lute, in 2015, said "We were devoid of a fundamental understanding of Afghanistan--we didn't know what we were doing." Senators also quoted Boucher on seeking "the unachievable" and Crowley on the presentation of altered data. At the same hearing the Special Inspector General, Sopko, testified that "every time we find something that looks like it is going negative, it gets classified or it is no longer relevant."