Tag
SIGAR
July 31, 2020
Taliban Announce Eid Ceasefire After a Bloody Spring
By Catherine Putz
The next step may very well be intra-Afghan talks, but the Taliban have spent the first half of the year bludgeoning the Afghan security forces.
February 14, 2020
What’s the True Human Cost of US Reconstruction Efforts in Afghanistan?
By Catherine Putz
War-related deaths get headlines, but the ongoing reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan have had their human cost, too.
January 31, 2020
Report: SIGAR Notes Record-High Attack Numbers in Afghanistan
By Catherine Putz
Enemy-initiated attacks in Afghanistan during the fourth quarter of 2019 were the highest for that quarter in any year going back to 2010.
November 05, 2019
Learning From US Efforts to Reintegrate Former Combatants in Afghanistan
By Catherine Putz
Afghan reintegration programs have largely failed, but success will be necessary if any potential peace deal is to have lasting impact.
May 01, 2019
US Military Stops Releasing Afghanistan War Information
By Robert Burns
The U.S. military command in Kabul is no longer producing "district control data,."
December 13, 2018
What a US-Iran War Means for Afghanistan and Uzbekistan
By Nicholas Trickett
U.S. coercive pressure on Iran works against Uzbekistan’s regional interests and the stability of Afghanistan.
November 02, 2018
SIGAR's Advice on Afghanistan Advisers: Please Track and Train
By Catherine Putz
The Pentagon doesn't know how well its advisors are advising in part because it keeps moving the goalposts.
January 31, 2018
Trump’s Way of War in Afghanistan: More Explosions, Less Information
By Catherine Putz
Trump promised a conditions-based approach to Afghanistan. Now the U.S. military is withholding data about the conditions.
November 04, 2017
Afghanistan Stares Down the Barrel of the Long Defeat
By Gautham Ashok
SIGAR paints a worrying picture of the security situation in Afghanistan.
June 22, 2017
Fashion Faux Pas: US Wasted Millions on Afghan Army Uniforms
By Catherine Putz
Why choose a forest uniform for a mostly dry and beige country?
February 02, 2017
To Tackle Corruption in Afghanistan, Fix Procurement
By Catherine Putz
Few things are as unsexy as procurement, except perhaps the phrase “procurement reform.”
January 12, 2017
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.
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