Pentagon spent $43m on 'world's most expensive gas station' in Afghanistan

The US Department of Defense spent nearly $43m on a gas station in northern Afghanistan and has been unable to explain why it cost so much, according to a congressionally mandated inspector.

The Pentagon “charged the American taxpayers $43m for what is likely to be the world’s most expensive gas station”, said John Sopko, head of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (Sigar) on Monday. The amount was spent between 2011 and 2014 on construction and initial implementation of the station.

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