{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Kabul Press","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.kabulpress.org","title":"Security Scandal Erupts at U.S. Consulate in Afghanistan","author_name":"Matthew J. Nasuti (Former U.S. Air Force Captain)","width":"600","height":"400","url":"https:\/\/mail.bamyanpress.com\/article108976.html","html":"\u003Ch4 class='title'\u003E\u003Ca href='https:\/\/mail.bamyanpress.com\/article108976.html'\u003ESecurity Scandal Erupts at U.S. Consulate in Afghanistan\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cblockquote class='spip'\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt appears that a five-year old child can do a better job than the State Department\u2019s Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) when it comes to selecting secure locations for new U.S. consulates.  Take the example of Mazar-e Sharif in northern Afghanistan.  The State Department wanted to open a consulate in this city and for the past two years it has been publicizing this event to the Afghan people as a major diplomatic goal.  DS selected a former hotel in Mazar-e Sharif for the site.  The (\u2026)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n"}