Assessment of the Accountability and Control of Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives (AA&E) Provided to the Security Forces of Afghanistan

Abstract

The DOD Office of Inspector General (OIG) performed an assessment of the accountability and control of weapons and ammunition provided to the Iraqi Security Forces in September and October 2007. The results of that assessment and recommendations for corrective actions were published in DOD IG Report No. SPO-2008-001, Assessment of the Accountability of Arms and Ammunition Provided to the Security Forces of Iraq, July 3, 2008 (SECRET). During the 2007 trip, the team made survey visits of approximately one week each to Afghanistan and Kuwait to gain a theater-wide perspective of the status of munitions accountability and control oversight in Southwest Asia, which is the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The team identified issues in Afghanistan that were not fully addressed and which merited follow-up. Subsequent to the Afghanistan and Kuwait visits, the assessment team traveled to Iraq for a three week munitions assessment mission. In April 2008, the OIG returned to Afghanistan to perform a limited assessment of the accountability and control of munitions provided to the Security Forces of Afghanistan. The results were published on October 24, 2008 as part of DOD OIG Report No. SPO-2009-001, Assessment of Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives Control and Accountability; Security Assistance; and Sustainment for the Afghan National Security Forces." In January 2009, the Commander, CENTCOM communicated his concerns to the Acting Inspector General regarding weapons accountability in Afghanistan, and requested an OIG assessment comparable to that which it had previously conducted in Iraq. In response, the OIG established an assessment team which deployed to Afghanistan on March 7, 2009.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 11, 2009
Accession Number
ADA590506

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Congress
  • Explosives
  • Grenade Launchers
  • Health Services
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Logistics
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Spreadsheet Software
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Depots
  • United States Central Command
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering