The final report this week from the special inspector general for Afghanistan identified $26 billion in waste, fraud, and abuse in U.S. reconstruction spending in Afghanistan since 2009.
The $148 billion failure: Watchdog’s final report excoriates America’s attempt to rebuild Afghanistan
More than $148 billion was spent by the U.S. government in its failed attempt to build a free Afghanistan, according to the final report by the official watchdog office, whose careful documentation of waste and fraud, and its warnings of Taliban resurgence, went largely unheeded.
Afghanistan says 5 killed in heavy fire exchanges with Pakistani forces
Relations have soured between former allies Afghanistan and Pakistan since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.
Deadly border fighting breaks out between Pakistan and Afghanistan
Both sides accuse the other of starting the overnight fighting and breaching a fragile ceasefire agreed in October.
Pakistan, Afghanistan exchange heavy fire along border
The exchange came two days after a new round of peace talks between the South Asian neighbours ended without a breakthrough, though both sides agreed to continue their fragile ceasefire.
Bank Alfalah Agrees to Potential Sale of Afghanistan Operations
Bank Alfalah Limited’s board of directors has accepted a non-binding offer from Afghanistan’s Ghazanfar Bank to acquire Bank Alfalah’s Afghanistan …
Pakistan and Afghanistan trade fire along the border but no casualties are reported
Pakistani troops and Afghan forces exchanged fire late on Friday along the two countries’ tense border but no casualties or damage were reported. Negotiations between Kabul and Islamabad aimed at …
Afghan watchdog concludes billions in weapons U.S. left behind form ‘core’ of Taliban military
The U.S. invaded Afghanistan on October 7, 2001, in response to the 9/11 attacks a month earlier. The U.S. presence in Afghanistan then continued under four presidents.
Capstone report on US bid to rebuild Afghanistan says cost far exceeded Marshall Plan price tag
The audit is the first summary of the totality of 20 years of oversight work by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
World Bank resumes payments to contractors and projects in Afghanistan
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