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Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
November 02, 2022
SIGAR Accuses Treasury, State, USAID of Withholding Data on Afghanistan Spending
By Catherine Putz
Is there a difference between “reconstruction” spending and “humanitarian and development assistance”? The Biden administrations appears to think so.
June 07, 2022
SIGAR Report: Ghani Probably Didn’t Flee With Millions
By Catherine Putz
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.
February 05, 2022
How to Deliver Aid to Afghanistan, Responsibly
By Catherine Putz
In its latest quarterly report, SIGAR suggests 10 best practices for donors and agencies seeking to aid Afghans in a desperate time.
January 19, 2022
SIGAR on the Unsustainability of the Afghan Air Force
By Catherine Putz
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.
October 13, 2021
How Corruption Played a Role in the Demise of the Afghan Government
By Wahidullah Azizi
As Afghanistan heads toward an uncertain future, many wonder what went wrong in the two decades leading up to the present crisis.
July 29, 2021
Oversight After the US Withdrawal From Afghanistan
By Catherine Putz
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.
March 02, 2021
Billions of US Dollars Wasted in Afghanistan
By Catherine Putz
The United States poured billions into building stuff in Afghanistan, but much of it has been unused or abandoned.
November 05, 2020
Enemy Attacks Rose Sharply in Run-up to Intra-Afghan Negotiations: Report
By Catherine Putz
From July to September, average daily enemy-initiated attacks in Afghanistan were 50 percent higher than the previous quarter. And then negotiations began.
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,."
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