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Pentagon moves to restrict public knowledge of progress in Afghanistan
Yesterday’s Quarterly Report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan had a very different tone from the President’s remarks regarding transparency on efforts in the Middle East. While it may be true, as Trump claims, that “We no longer tell our enemies our plans,” according to the SIGAR report, we’re no longer telling Congress, much less the American people, either.

SIGAR finds millions wasted in Afghanistan economic development efforts
In the latest release from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, the agency found that recent U.S.-funded economic development projects in the Middle Eastern country have been largely unsuccessful, and with little to show for the $823 million appropriated to the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations, a temporary organization tasked from 2010 through 2014 with executing economic development projects in Afghanistan.

Bribery allegations in Afghanistan no small worry among big U.S. reconstruction spending
After 15 years and $110 billion, the scorecard of successes for U.S. reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan has tallied yet another loss. A second sergeant was recently sentenced in connection with a bribery and money laundering scandal involving over $30 million in contract awards at the Humanitarian Air Yard at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. The story caught just a blip of coverage, but it offers a sense of the troubles that continue to face American efforts.

Lack of winter gear latest in long list of Afghanistan woes
Despite billions spent on failed reconstruction projects, military personnel and national police officers in Afghanistan face a dire shortage of coats and other winter gear, according to a letter of initial findings published last week by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR).

Nipped in the bud: Afghanistan reconstruction agency facing crippling staffing cuts
Amidst bad data and abundant opium, threats of SIGAR staffing cuts challenge the promise of women’s programs and reconstruction efforts.
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A Strategy for Herat's Economic Development
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SIGAR contractor debarment recommendations
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