Americans spent more than 143 billion tax dollars to rebuild Afghanistan as the U.S. war against Islamic extremist terrorists was waged for 20 years. Approximately 30% or $43 billion dollars of our money was lost to waste, fraud, or abuse. […]
John Sopko was the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) who revealed the shocking truth about tens of billions of our tax dollars misspent in Afghanistan. He also made a lot of powerful enemies among those exposed by his
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John Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) recently updated his oversight of US funding to Afghanistan. The funding assessment includes examination of the Islamic extremist Taliban’s interference with the delivery of assistance, the continued rollback of women’s rights,
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The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John Sopko has released the 59th Quarterly Report to Congress examining the $146.81 billion US reconstruction effort in Afghanistan. Below are some of the key points found in the report. (Please note:
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A shocking disclosure from the man overseeing U.S. tax money spent to help Afghanistan. In a new report to Congress, Inspector General John Sopko disclosed that, for the first time in his office’s history, he’s unable to provide an accounting
The Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has released its 55th Quarterly Report to Congress examining the $146.40 billion U.S. reconstruction effort in Afghanistan. This quarter SIGAR issued an evaluation requested by the House Committee on
