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Afghanistan reconstruction
![India’s Development Aid to Afghanistan: Does Afghanistan Need What India Gives? India’s Development Aid to Afghanistan: Does Afghanistan Need What India Gives?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-carpet-salesman-4871_1280.jpg)
India’s Development Aid to Afghanistan: Does Afghanistan Need What India Gives?
By Nandita Palrecha and Monish Tourangbam
Indian aid to Afghanistan is well-received, but how deeply has New Delhi analyzed its programs and their impact?
![Afghanistan in 2017: Achievements and Challenges Afghanistan in 2017: Achievements and Challenges](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-image-for-afghanistan-in-2017-achievements-and-challenges.jpg)
Afghanistan in 2017: Achievements and Challenges
By M. Ashraf Haidari
Afghanistan remains a work in progress.
![To Tackle Corruption in Afghanistan, Fix Procurement To Tackle Corruption in Afghanistan, Fix Procurement](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-01_16-46-05.jpg)
To Tackle Corruption in Afghanistan, Fix Procurement
By Catherine Putz
Few things are as unsexy as procurement, except perhaps the phrase “procurement reform.”
![What Trump Needs to Know About Afghanistan What Trump Needs to Know About Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-11_18-25-13.jpg)
What Trump Needs to Know About Afghanistan
By Catherine Putz
SIGAR sums up the challenge in Afghanistan well. Hopefully someone in the new administration pays attention.
![Corruption in Afghanistan: How to Hold Onto Lessons Learned? Corruption in Afghanistan: How to Hold Onto Lessons Learned?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-15_15-50-49.jpg)
Corruption in Afghanistan: How to Hold Onto Lessons Learned?
By Catherine Putz
A new SIGAR report highlights what the U.S. government shouldn’t forget about fighting corruption.
![In Afghanistan, Contractors Paid in Full for Incomplete Projects In Afghanistan, Contractors Paid in Full for Incomplete Projects](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-16_13-50-36.jpg)
In Afghanistan, Contractors Paid in Full for Incomplete Projects
By Catherine Putz
SIGAR reviewed 6 years of inspectors reports and found recurring problems in Defense Department reconstruction projects.
![How to Waste Money in Afghanistan: Private Villas and Guards How to Waste Money in Afghanistan: Private Villas and Guards](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-12-03_15-55-25.jpg)
How to Waste Money in Afghanistan: Private Villas and Guards
By Catherine Putz
SIGAR asks if anyone did a cost-benefit analysis before spending $150 million on private villas and guards.
![Fixing the Salang Pass Tunnel Fixing the Salang Pass Tunnel](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-21_14-40-55.jpg)
Fixing the Salang Pass Tunnel
By Catherine Putz
The World Bank approved a $250 million grant to finally make major repairs to the pass.
![Afghanistan Reconstruction: Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics Afghanistan Reconstruction: Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-05_19-48-35.jpg)
Afghanistan Reconstruction: Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics
By Catherine Putz
Speaking at Weill Cornell Medical College, SIGAR likens Afghan reconstruction to diagnosing an intractable disease.
![The Misplaced Priorities of US Reconstruction Efforts in Afghanistan The Misplaced Priorities of US Reconstruction Efforts in Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-02-17_21-43-58.jpg)
The Misplaced Priorities of US Reconstruction Efforts in Afghanistan
By Kiran Nazish
The United States' aid approach to Afghanistan has the wrong priorities.
![The China-Pakistan Alliance: The Key to Afghan Stability? The China-Pakistan Alliance: The Key to Afghan Stability?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-02-10_16-47-44.jpg)
The China-Pakistan Alliance: The Key to Afghan Stability?
By Shannon Tiezzi
Can China promote peace in Afghanistan by nudging Kabul and Islamabad closer together?
![Could China Broker Talks Between the Afghan Government and the Taliban? Could China Broker Talks Between the Afghan Government and the Taliban?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-12_09-34-47.jpg)
Could China Broker Talks Between the Afghan Government and the Taliban?
By Ankit Panda
China has submitted a proposal to the Afghan government that suggests it could broker reconciliation talks.
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