Category Archives: Afghanistan

Security Co. Fights Doc Request In Blackwater FCA Row

Security Co. Fights Doc Request In Blackwater FCA Row By Michael Macagnone Law360, Washington (September 9, 2016, 1:53 PM EDT) — Blackwater successor Academi on Thursday pushed back on expanded discovery… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Lessons From the Coalition: International Experiences From the Afghanistan Reconstruction

Lessons From the Coalition: International Experiences From the Afghanistan Reconstruction Today, SIGAR’s Lessons Learned Program released a conference report entitled “Lessons From the Coalition.” The conference discussed was cohosted by USIP… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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US Army Fuel Smuggling Ring Likely Helped Fund The Taliban Insurgency

Daily Caller News Foundation US Army Fuel Smuggling Ring Likely Helped Fund The Taliban Insurgency Russ Read Pentagon/Foreign Policy Reporter 8:47 PM 09/18/2016 A member of the Taliban insurgent and other… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Review of Afghanistan’s High Office of Oversight

Review of Afghanistan’s High Office of Oversight Today, SIGAR’s Office of Special Projects released a report on Afghanistan’s High Office of Oversight. The report notes: — Persistence of high levels of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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How Corruption Defeated Afghan Reconstruction

    War Is Boring We go to war so you don’t have to ‘The First Sting,’ by Stuart Brown. Donated to the CIA, the painting shows Afghan Mujaheddin using American… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Government Watchdog Identifies Lessons from Afghanistan Reconstruction

Government Watchdog Identifies Lessons from Afghanistan Reconstruction September 14, 2016 Today, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) released the first in a series of reports imparting lessons from the 15-year, $115… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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U.S. Policies in Afghanistan Abetted Corruption on a Massive Scale

U.S. Policies in Afghanistan Abetted Corruption on a Massive Scale By Charles S. Clark September 14, 2016 John Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, says widespread corruption doomed many projects.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Italy and the Companies of Adventure in the Fourteenth Century

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Prepared Remarks of John F. Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, September 14, 2016

Prepared Remarks of John F. Sopko Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction Corruption in Conflict: Lessons from the U.S. Experience in Afghanistan The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Washington, DC September… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Corruption in Conflict: Lessons from the U.S. Experience in Afghanistan

Today, SIGAR released its first lessons learned report. “Corruption in Conflict: Lessons from the U.S. Experience in Afghanistan” examines how the U.S. government understood the risks of corruption, how the U.S.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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