A Brand-New U.S. Military Headquarters In Afghanistan -- And Nobody To Use It

The $34 Million Military Headquarters That No One Will Ever Use
HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN - JULY 4: British Prime Minister David Cameron addresses British and American troops at Camp Leatherneck military base on July 4, 2011 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. It was the first visit to Afghanistan for Cameron since announcing that all combat British troops will be withdrawn by 2014. (Photo by David Bebber-Pool/Getty Images)
HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN - JULY 4: British Prime Minister David Cameron addresses British and American troops at Camp Leatherneck military base on July 4, 2011 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. It was the first visit to Afghanistan for Cameron since announcing that all combat British troops will be withdrawn by 2014. (Photo by David Bebber-Pool/Getty Images)

The U.S. military has erected a 64,000-square-foot headquarters building on the dusty moonscape of southwestern Afghanistan that comes with all the tools to wage a modern war. A vast operations center with tiered seating. A briefing theater. Spacious offices. Fancy chairs. Powerful air conditioning.

Everything, that is, except troops.

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