Oversight of Department of Defense Reconstruction Projects in Afghanistan
Abstract
Two of DODs reconstruction objectives in Afghanistan were to (1) train, equip, base, and sustain the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), comprised of the ANA and ANP, and (2) respond to urgent humanitarian relief and small-scale reconstruction projects to support local Afghan communities.4 The majority of all U.S. reconstruction fundingabout $72.4 billion, or more than 64 percent, of the $113.1 billion appropriated as of December 2015has been allocated to DOD to accomplish these missions. DODs reconstruction projects primarily have been funded through the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund (ASFF) ($63.9 billion) and the Commanders Emergency Response Program (CERP) ($3.7 billion).5Congress created the ASFF to provide the ANDSF with equipment, supplies, services, training, and salaries, as well as facility and infrastructure repair, renovation, and construction. Through December 31, 2015, DOD had disbursed about $56.2 billion of ASFF funds. The largest portion of funds disbursed from the ASFF, or about $37.6 billion, went to sustain the ANA; $18.2 billion went to sustain the ANP; and the remaining $387.4 million went to related activities. DOD also reported that through this same time period, it disbursed approximately $5.7 billion from the ASFF to support infrastructure projects for the ANDSF. These projects included, among other things, military headquarters, barracks, schools and other training facilities, police checkpoint structures, airfields, and roads.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 16, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1005379
Entities
People
- John Sopko
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction