U.S. Agencies Have Provided Training and Support to Afghanistan's Major Crimes Task Force, but Reporting and Reimbursement Issues Need to be Addressed
Abstract
Corruption continues to be a significant problem in Afghanistan. To help fight corruption, the Afghan government established the Major Crimes Task Force (MCTF) in 2009 as the principal Afghan government agency responsible for investigating and processing major anti-corruption, kidnapping, and organized crime cases. In particular, the MCTF conducts corruption investigations of high-level Afghan government officials. U.S. government agents, primarily from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), mentor and train Afghan investigators who are assigned to the MCTF. SIGAR conducted this audit to (1) determine the nature and extent of U.S. assistance for the MCTF and (2) evaluate whether U.S. assistance was provided in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. This report is part of a series of audits by SIGAR addressing U.S. government efforts to strengthen anti-corruption capabilities of the Afghan government. We conducted our work in Kabul, Afghanistan, and Washington, D.C., from September 2010 to July 2011, in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 19, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA549499
Entities
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction