The following is an excerpt from Gallup News. Unhappiness continued to rise worldwide in 2021, as the world overall became a sadder, more worried and more stressed-out place. But in two countries — Afghanistan and Lebanon — more people were […]
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(Originally aired Sept. 26, 2021) Assessments of the human tragedy in Afghanistan after the botched U.S. withdrawal will be coming in for some time. We already know a lot about billions in wasted U.S. tax money from the Inspector General
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), John Sopko has released his interim report analyzing what went wrong in August of 2021 when the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) collapsed. The interim report, entitled Collapse of the
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
The following is an excerpt from Gallup. Months after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, the country’s economic prospects remain grim, with some estimates placing 97% of Afghans below the poverty line by mid-2022. The latest Gallup data from Afghanistan offer
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With all eyes on Russia and Ukraine, there are some who argue it wouldn’t even be an issue now if it weren’t for America’s deadly exit from Afghanistan last year. Analysts told us the chaotic withdrawal would embolden our adversaries,
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John F. Sopko joins the Atlantic Council on Jan. 27 to discuss lessons learned and share ideas put forward by Americans involved in the Afghanistan conflict to learn from the mistakes of the past. The program entitled “Lessons
Last August, during the chaotic exit from Afghanistan, a suicide bomber attacked an entry point to the Kabul airport, where thousands were trying to flee the Islamic Extremist Taliban. That blast killed 13 American service personnel, including 11 Marines. This
