Special Investigator’s Report Details US Corruption In Afghanistan

As a result of SIGAR investigations both members of the US military and government contractors plead guilty to corruption charges. including theft, bribery, money laundering, and conspiracy to defraud the US government.

Dan Wright
By Dan Wright
A U.S. Army soldier patrols near the village of Tarok Kolache where reconstruction efforts were underway, on Friday, April 1, 2011, in the Arghandab River Valley of Afghanistan. A new report on corruption in U.S. reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan shows widespread mismanagement of millions. (Flickr / ISAF Regional Command-South / Ensign Haraz Ghanbari)

Originally published at Shadowproof. Late last month, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) issued a blistering report detailing millions of dollars of waste, fraud, and abuse in the US and coalition reconstruction effort in Afghanistan. The report, issued to Congress on July 30th, presents the results of a

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Report: Millions In US Aid Unaccounted For In Afghanistan

The report comes on the heels of a U.N. survey that found corruption to be a serious problem in the war-ravaged nation.

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) published a report this month warning that millions of U.S. taxpayers’ dollars allocated for the Afghan Ministry of Public Health could be misused or remain unaccounted for. “Despite financial management deficiencies at the Afghan Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), the U.S. Agency

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