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Unusable Afghan camouflage uniforms cost $28 million

In 2017, the Pentagon spent $28 million custom designing camouflage uniforms for the Afghan National Army. The problem? Afghanistan is 98% desert landscape. Soldiers wearing the uniforms would dangerously stick out. The Department of Defense could have supplied appropriate desert camouflage patterns for free.