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Afghanistan
Ex-CIA Officer: US Millions in Aid Failed to Change Taliban Behavior
DID Press: Former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer Sarah Adams has criticized Washington’s Afghanistan policy, saying that millions of dollars in assistance have failed to moderate the Taliban, following reports of the killing of five members of a family in…
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US Watchdog SIGAR Shuts Down After 17 Years Overseeing Afghanistan Aid
DID Press: US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has announced it will cease operations at the end of January, bringing to a close 17 years of oversight of American spending and assistance in Afghanistan. Established by the US…
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SIGAR: $29B of US Afghanistan Reconstruction Funds Completely Wasted
DID Press: The final report of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) reveals that of the $144 billion the U.S. spent on rebuilding Afghanistan, roughly $29 billion was entirely wasted. The 137-page report, the last issued before SIGAR’s…
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Corrupt UN Officials in Afghanistan Diverting Aid Through Bribes, says US Watchdog
DID Press: Corrupt UN officials in Afghanistan demanded bribes to divert humanitarian aid to favored groups, including those backed by the Taliban’s interim government, says a U.S. watchdog. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said senior UN officials…
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Abdul Latif Nazari: Afghanistan’s Economy Independent from International Aid
DID Press: In response to a recent report by the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), Afghanistan’s Ministry of Economy said the country’s economy is not dependent on foreign aid. Abdul Latif Nazari, the Technical Deputy Minister for…
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