Afghan National Army Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants
Abstract
The NATO Training Mission Afghanistan (NTM A)/Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan (CSTC A) is responsible for equipping and training the Afghan National Army (ANA) through the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund (ASFF). For fiscal years 2007 2012, ASFF funding for ANA petroleum, oil, and lubricants (POL) totaled almost $1.1 billion. CSTC A estimates that about $466 million will be required for ANA POL in fiscal year 2013 and proposes to increase the annual fuel funding to $555 million for fiscal year 2014 and beyond. Beginning January 1, 2013, CSTC A plans to transfer POL responsibilities and begin funding ANA fuel through direct ASFF contributions to the Afghan government. However, we are concerned that CSTC A does not have: 1. a valid method for estimating fuel needs on which to base the funding requests or 2. complete records on ANA fuel purchased, delivered, and consumed. Consequently, unless funding levels based on accurate ANA fuel requirements are developed and effective controls instituted prior to the transition date, both ANA fuel and ASFF funds will be vulnerable to theft and waste. Basic information such as the location and storage capacity of ANA fuel sites, as well as the amount of fuel consumed at these sites, was still unknown as of June 2012.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 10, 2012
- Accession Number
- ADA567284
Entities
People
- John Sopko
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction