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Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
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September 16, 2016
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.
March 16, 2016
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.
January 13, 2016
Measuring Afghanistan’s Education Problem
By Catherine Putz
An estimated 40 percent of Afghanistan’s children are not in school.
December 04, 2015
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.
October 05, 2015
Afghanistan’s Army to Receive More Armored Vehicles to Battle Taliban
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The ANA is to receive 55 additional Commando Select Armored Security Vehicles by February 2016.
September 09, 2015
Afghanistan’s 32-Year Refugee Crisis
By Catherine Putz
For three decades Afghanistan was the world’s largest producer of refugees. Millions have returned but problems remain.
July 30, 2015
In Afghanistan, SIGAR Says Attaching Strings to Aid is a Good Idea
By Catherine Putz
SIGAR’s latest quarterly report stresses conditionality in aid and highlights accuracy problems at USAID.
July 09, 2015
What Justice? Afghan Court Overturns Death Sentences in Farkhunda Murder
By Catherine Putz
The U.S. spent over $1 billion since 2003 on rule of law programs in Afghanistan and has little to show for it.
May 06, 2015
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.
May 01, 2015
Another Damning Afghanistan Reconstruction Report
By Catherine Putz
SIGAR issued its 27th quarterly report to Congress and the news isn’t great.
January 13, 2015
Over $300 Million in US Money for Afghan Police May Be Wasted
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A new report finds little oversight in how the money is being spent.
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