The Pentagon doesn't know how well its advisors are advising in part because it keeps moving the goalposts.

Trump promised a conditions-based approach to Afghanistan. Now the U.S. military is withholding data about the conditions.

SIGAR paints a worrying picture of the security situation in Afghanistan.

Why choose a forest uniform for a mostly dry and beige country?

Few things are as unsexy as procurement, except perhaps the phrase “procurement reform.”

SIGAR sums up the challenge in Afghanistan well. Hopefully someone in the new administration pays attention.

Women’s lives remain difficult in Afghanistan; security and corruption stand as major impediments to progress.

Donors are expected to commit to $4 billion annually, but how will they ensure the aid is effective?

A new SIGAR report highlights what the U.S. government shouldn’t forget about fighting corruption.

Helmand, the nexus of opium production in Afghanistan, may fall entirely into the Taliban's hands.

SIGAR reviewed 6 years of inspectors reports and found recurring problems in Defense Department reconstruction projects.

An estimated 40 percent of Afghanistan’s children are not in school.

SIGAR asks if anyone did a cost-benefit analysis before spending $150 million on private villas and guards.

Plus, cost overrun and due diligence in Afghanistan, Mischief Reef updates, and more. Thanksgiving weekend links.

U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction wants to know why, but the Pentagon has no answers.

For three decades Afghanistan was the world’s largest producer of refugees. Millions have returned but problems remain.