Geospatial Fact Sheet: Oversight Access for Selected U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Projects and the Kajaki Dam Project
Abstract
This report is the first of a series of reports illustrating the potential oversight access challenges for U.S. reconstruction projects and programs in Afghanistan. It identifies various U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) projects and one U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)reconstruction project which may not be readily accessible to U.S. civilian oversight personnel as a result of the impact of the coalition troop drawdown on security. I have been concerned about the impact of the coalition troop drawdown on security and the related implications for ensuring adequate oversight of the U.S. funded reconstruction effort in Afghanistan. This is a serious issue not only for SIGAR but all U.S. and international agencies involved in overseeing the Afghanistan reconstruction effort. U.S. military officials have advised SIGAR that in the future they can only provide U.S. civilian access to areas within a one-hour round trip of an advanced medical facility. State Department officials have told SIGAR that their ability to reach reconstruction sites will be extremely limited due to this. Similarly, the USAID mission in Afghanistan is exploring how to use third-party monitoring to help oversee reconstruction sites to help protect the U.S. taxpayers investment as U.S. military units are withdrawn, coalition bases are closed, and civilian reconstruction offices in the field are closed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 22, 2014
- Accession Number
- AD1140343
Entities
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction