Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction: Quarterly Report to the United States Congress
Abstract
I am pleased to submit to Congress, and the Secretaries of State and Defense, SIGAR's 35th quarterly report on the status of the U.S. reconstruction effort in Afghanistan. This quarter, the new Administration has been engaged in a review of U.S. policy in Afghanistan. National Security Advisor Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster visited Kabul, meeting with senior Afghan and Coalition officials to gather first-hand impressions for the review. To support this review, this quarterly report includes an essay describing how Afghanistan's reconstruction might be reexamined by the Administration. In particular, SIGAR proposes that federal agencies working in Afghanistan: 1. Identify stronger and weaker programs to facilitate more informed decisions on priorities and possible adjustments. 2. Prepare for triage by indicating what programs could be reduced, postponed, or cancelled if budget constraints required. 3. Impose enhanced management practices by examining programs and confirming that they have clearly defined objectives, measurable benchmarks, and sustainable end states. 4. Examine programs to check safeguards against losing funds to corruption or inadvertently providing support to the Taliban or terrorist networks. 5. Establish a U.S. counter narcotics strategy, now years overdue, to reduce the illicit commerce that provides the Taliban with the bulk of their revenue. 6. Determine if some capabilities eliminated during the previous U.S. efforts to "right-size" reconstruction need to be reinstated, including those dealing with contract vetting and threat financing.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 30, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1139926
Entities
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction