SIGAR

One of the more damning reports as the Afghan government collapsed was that President Ghani fled with a helicopter stuffed with cash. That was unlikely.

In its latest quarterly report, SIGAR suggests 10 best practices for donors and agencies seeking to aid Afghans in a desperate time.

In a classified January 2021 report, SIGAR warned that the Afghan air forces were unsustainable without continued U.S. support. The newly declassified report explains why.

As Afghanistan heads toward an uncertain future, many wonder what went wrong in the two decades leading up to the present crisis. 

In its latest quarterly report, SIGAR says the withdrawal complicates its mission, but does not diminish the necessity of oversight as U.S. funds continue to flow.

The United States poured billions into building stuff in Afghanistan, but much of it has been unused or abandoned.

From July to September, average daily enemy-initiated attacks in Afghanistan were 50 percent higher than the previous quarter. And then negotiations began.

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.

War-related deaths get headlines, but the ongoing reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan have had their human cost, too.

Enemy-initiated attacks in Afghanistan during the fourth quarter of 2019 were the highest for that quarter in any year going back to 2010.

Afghan reintegration programs have largely failed, but success will be necessary if any potential peace deal is to have lasting impact.