Defense

DoD spent $6 million on failed goat-mating project

Written by Teunis Felter

Lawmakers themselves couldn’t seem to believe that Friday’s House Armed Services hearing on waste in Afghanistan involved discussing a herd of Italian goats. The Pentagon spent $6.1 million shipping Italian male goats to Afghanistan to mate with female Afghan goats to make cashmere as one of several initiatives to boost the Afghan economy after the war.

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Teunis Felter

Teunis Felter has over 20 years experience as an author, editor, and scientist. When not exploring outside, he enjoys reading history, researching genealogy, and civilly discussing politics.