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Divided We Stand: The US Foreign Policy Bureaucracy and Nation-Building in Afghanistan
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15 Years after Invasion, Afghanistan Is a Mess Nobody Talks About
15 Years after Invasion, Afghanistan Is a Mess Nobody Talks About Wait Til You Read about Ghost Soldiers and Other Fraud Photo credit: US Marine Corps / SIGAR This presidential campaign… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Pentagon May Have Been Defrauded by Foreign Companies in Afghanistan Construction Project
Pentagon May Have Been Defrauded by Foreign Companies in Afghanistan Construction Project Inspector general: U.S. funds paid for fire doors at Kabul interior ministry that violated contracts John Sopko, Special Inspector… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Defense Co. Wants $31M Security Contract Award Upheld
Defense Co. Wants $31M Security Contract Award Upheld By Matthew Guarnaccia Law360, New York (October 27, 2016, 3:00 PM EDT) — A security contractor awarded more than $31 million in an… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Afghans Likely Responsible For Contract Delay, ASBCA Rules
Afghans Likely Responsible For Contract Delay, ASBCA Rules By Daniel Wilson Law360, Nashville (November 1, 2016, 8:10 PM EDT) — The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals has denied summary judgment… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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(Afghanistan) Some of the most important gains made in Afghanistan are slipping away
Some of the most important gains made in Afghanistan are slipping away Christopher Woody Oct. 30, 2016, 8:11 PM Afghan children gesture at US soldiers as they stand guard near an… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The U.S. spent billions building roads in Afghanistan. Now many of them are beyond repair.
The U.S. spent billions building roads in Afghanistan. Now many of them are beyond repair. By Erin Cunningham October 30 at 11:05 AM In this 2013 photo, a vehicle drives along… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
October 2016 Quarterly Report
Today, SIGAR released its thirty-third (October 2016) Quarterly Report to Congress. The report notes: — Past gains are eroding: poverty, unemployment, underemployment, violence, outmigration, internal displacement, and the education gender gap… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Afghanistan’s Road Infrastructure: Sustainment Challenges and Lack of Repairs Put U.S. Investment at Risk
Afghanistan’s Road Infrastructure: Sustainment Challenges and Lack of Repairs Put U.S. Investment at Risk Today, SIGAR released an audit of DOD and USAID’s $2.8 billion investment in Afghanistan’s road infrastructure. The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Audit of USAID Initiative to Measure Impacts of Stabilization
Today, SIGAR released an audit of USAID’s Measuring Impacts of Stabilization Initiatives (MISTI) program. MISTI was initiated in 2012 in order to monitor and evaluate USAID’s ongoing stabilization programs. The audit… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading