Facilities to Support Women in the Afghan Security Forces: Better Planning and Program Oversight Could Have Helped DOD Ensure Funds Contributed to Recruitment, Retention, and Integration
Abstract
In every annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) since fiscal year (FY) 2014, Congress has required the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to support women in the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), by placing conditions on DODs use of the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund (ASFF). The NDAAs have required DOD to spend at least $10 million annually to support women in the ANDSF. One way that DOD supports women in the ANDSF and satisfies the NDAA requirement is through the construction of facilities dedicated to female Afghan police and military troops. From July 2015 through December 2017, the Combined Security Transition CommandAfghanistan (CSTC-A)funded the construction of 29 facilities, costing $44.6 million, for this purpose. The projects involved constructing or renovating buildings or compounds, including barracks, administration buildings, and childcare and fitness centers. As of April 2020, there were4,817 women in the ANDSF out of a total force of 288,418 (almost 2 percent).However, the number of women in the ANSDF is expected to grow over the next several years, which will, in turn, require more facilities to support them. The objectives of this audit were to assess (1) why DOD selected its facility projects to support women in the ANDSF, (2) the extent to which DOD measured the success of its facility projects to support women in the ANDSF, and (3) the extent to which facilities DOD constructed to support women in the ANDSF are being used for their intended purposes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1137555
Entities
People
- John F. Sopki
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction