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Departure of foreign contractors from Afghanistan may be ‘devastating’ for ANDSF effectiveness, warns SIGAR
Departure of foreign contractors from Afghanistan may be ‘devastating’ for ANDSF effectiveness, warns SIGAR 11 MARCH 2021 by Gabriel Dominguez The departure of thousands of foreign contractors from Afghanistan by 1 May,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
SIGAR’s 2021 High-Risk List
Today SIGAR is releasing its 2021 High-Risk List, which identifies serious risks to the United States’ $143 billion reconstruction effort in Afghanistan. To launch the report, the Center for Strategic and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S.-Funded Capital Assets in Afghanistan: The U.S. Government Spent More than $2.4 Billion on Capital Assets that Were Unused or Abandoned, Were Not Used for Their Intended Purposes, Had Deteriorated, or Were Destroyed
U.S.-Funded Capital Assets in Afghanistan: The U.S. Government Spent More than $2.4 Billion on Capital Assets that Were Unused or Abandoned, Were Not Used for Their Intended Purposes, Had Deteriorated, or… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DOD Contractor Census, FY JANUARY 2021 Afghanistan, Iraq & Syria
DOD Contractor Census, FY JANUARY 2021 Afghanistan, Iraq & Syria Post Date: January 15, 2021 | Category: Around the World, The Danger Zone BACKGROUND: This report provides Department of Defense (DoD)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. Spending on Afghanistan Reconstruction at Risk of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
U.S. Spending on Afghanistan Reconstruction at Risk of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Posted on February 10, 2021 by WatchBlog The U.S. government has spent about $141 billion on reconstruction in Afghanistan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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SIGAR’s 50th Quarterly Report to Congress
Feb. 1, 2021 Today, SIGAR released its fiftieth Quarterly Report to Congress. Key Points: — International donors at the 2020 Afghanistan Conference in Geneva did not include poppy-cultivation estimates among the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Afghanistan Reconstruction: GAO Work since 2002 Shows Systemic Internal Control Weaknesses that Increased the Risk of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Afghanistan Reconstruction: GAO Work since 2002 Shows Systemic Internal Control Weaknesses that Increased the Risk of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse GAO-21-32R: Published: Jan 27, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 27, 2021. Fast… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Highway to Hell: A Trip Down Afghanistan’s Deadliest Road
Highway to Hell: A Trip Down Afghanistan’s Deadliest Road January 22, 2021 8:00AM ET The $300 million Kabul-Kandahar road was meant to be a symbol of the new Afghanistan. Today it… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Palantir’s God’s-Eye View of Afghanistan
Photograph: Gabe Hernandez/AP Business 01.20.2021 07:00 AM Palantir’s God’s-Eye View of Afghanistan You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
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Russia spoke about the possible replacement of the military with US mercenaries in Afghanistan
Russia spoke about the possible replacement of the military with US mercenaries in Afghanistan by admin January 12, 2021 Zamir Kabulov, the Russian president’s special envoy for Afghanistan, spoke about the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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