Category Archives: Reconstruction

TESTIMONY-BY: JOHN F. SOPKO, SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION

April 10, 2013 Wednesday ACCOUNTABILITY IN U.S. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE; TESTIMONY-BY: JOHN F. SOPKO, SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION Committee on House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Cummings,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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U.S reconstruction failing in Afghanistan, IG says

U.S reconstruction failing in Afghanistan, IG says Amer Taleb January 11, 2013 1:17 pm John F. Sopko, special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, lambasts reconstruction efforts in the South Asian country.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Money For Infrastructure? Afghanistan Has Plenty.

Washington Post February 28, 2013 Pg. 13 Fine Print Money For Infrastructure? Afghanistan Has Plenty. By Walter Pincus President Obama’s “Fix-It-First” program to repair bridges, proposed in his State of the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Afghanistan Can’t Handle Direct Aid, U.S. Watchdog Says

Reuters.com February 12, 2013 Afghanistan Can’t Handle Direct Aid, U.S. Watchdog Says By Susan Cornwell, Reuters WASHINGTON — Afghanistan’s government does not appear able to manage the large amounts of direct… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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$100 Billion in Aid Squandered in Afghanistan

$100 Billion in Aid Squandered in Afghanistan Photo: REuters/Abdul Qodus/Files By DAVID FRANCIS, The Fiscal Times March 6, 2013 The decision by the United States Agency for International Development to scrap… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Sequestration Threatens Afghanistan Reconstruction Effort

Sequestration Threatens Afghanistan Reconstruction Effort Posted by wadsam | March 6, 2013 Professional Overseas Contractors (POC)-The Afghanistan Security Forces Fund and the Economic Support Fund for Afghanistan have roughly $6 billion… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Video: Lessons from Iraq’s Reconstruction (SIGIR)

  Video: Lessons from Iraq’s Reconstruction (SIGIR)   Mar 27, 2013 Duration: 01:49:17 Click HERE for video. Download Video (Right-Click and Save)   http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=R_T40fTwhrQ Ten years after the United States entered Iraq,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Report critical of U.S. war in Iraq

Report critical of U.S. war in Iraq Added On March 20, 2013 A new report is critical of the U.S. $60 billion plan to rebuild Iraq. CNN’s Jim Clancy reports. Click… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Stuck In A Rut? Drivers In Kabul Know The Feeling.

Washington Post March 18, 2013 Pg. 6 Stuck In A Rut? Drivers In Kabul Know The Feeling. International donors have largely ignored Afghan capital’s 900 miles of bad roads By Richard… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Waste, fraud and abuse commonplace in Iraq reconstruction effort

Waste, fraud and abuse commonplace in Iraq reconstruction effort $60 billion fueled pipe dream of a Western-style economy in the Middle East By R. Jeffrey Smith This bridge over the Tigris… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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