The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) says two bureaus have failed to provide enough documents to determine that Afghanistan programmes complied with States vetting guidance.
Both the former Ghani administration and the current Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) controlled government benefitted from US aid by imposing taxes, fees, duties, and utilities on implementing partners as a condition of operating in Afghanistan, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in its latest report.
The United States (US) provided $11.21 billion in assistance to Afghanistan and Afghan refugees since August 2021, according to the latest SIGAR report on Friday.
The State Department has refused to work with the government watchdog overseeing assistance in Afghanistan, says the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). US taxpayers have given $2.5 billion in humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan since the chaotic…
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has said Afghanistan’s central bank lacks independence from the caretaker government and adequate safeguards against money laundering and terrorism financing. In its quarterly report, the US watchdog told the US…
A US watchdog says it has disclosed to Congress information about diversion and control of international humanitarian assistance by the acting Afghanistan government. “We have just uncovered, as part of our response to the House Foreign Relations Committee,…
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has said the Islamic Emirate is facing increasing challenges to its authority primarily from Daesh and various resistance groups. In its quarterly report, the US watchdog said the UNSC in…
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) in its final version of a new report on why the US-trained Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDF) collapsed outlined many factors that paved the way for the…
The collapse of Afghan National Defence Security and Security Forces (ANDSF) was triggered by Washington’s lack of proper planning, policies and resources. In a damning report released on Monday, the Special the Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)…
The United States has provided $1.1 billion in assistance to Afghanistan since August 2021, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said on Wednesday. SIGAR, on its twitter handle said, the US remains Afghanistan’s single largest donor, having…
Two Republican lawmakers have sent a letter to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) to provide documents and information about US forces’ chaotic withdrawal. James Comer, the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, and Glen…
Afghanistan has recorded a surplus of $79 million in trade with neighbouring Pakistan, says a US watchdog. In its latest quarterly report, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan (SIGAR) said the trade surplus was registered between July 2021…
The United States spent nearly $800 million in Afghanistan since chaotically leaving the country in August last year. “I think it’s close to $800 million that we’ve spent in Afghanistan since the collapse of the government last August,”…
The US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) in its interim report has said the amount taken out from the Afghan Presidential Palace at the time of the past government collapse did not exceed $1 million. In…
The single most important factor in the collapse of Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) was the signing of Doha Agreement and US withdrawal from Afghanistan, US Special Inspector General For Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has said in…
Following a report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) that claimed over 500,000 Afghan workers lost their jobs in the third quarter of 2021, a government official on Monday said most of those who lost…
The State and Defense departments have been accused of withholding critical information about their work in Afghanistan from Congress and the public. John Sopko, US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, assailed the two institutions while addressing a…
With foreign forces leaving, the Afghan government and security forces face a serious threat from Taliban insurgents, a us watchdog warned on Thursday. In its latest quarterly report, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) painted a…
Militant attacks in Afghanistan spiked nearly 37 per cent from January 1 to March 21 this year, compared to the same quarter last year, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction SIGAR said on Thursday. In a quarterly…
Despite years of training and investment from global partners, Afghan security forces there are not yet self-reliant, says the head of a US watchdog. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction said: “Achieving our counterterrorism reconstruction objectives depend…
US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) in its latest report has said that security remains the most crucial and enduring high-risk area because the Taliban have not significantly changed their tactics. The report says high levels…
