Before US pullout, watchdog warned of Afghan air force collapseThe SIGAR report underscores that American authorities had been alerted that Afghanistan’s air force did not have the capabilities to survive after a U.S. withdrawal.13 months ago
U.S. leaned too much on DoD to rebuild Afghanistan, inspector general says The State Department and USAID should have been more involved, the SIGAR said.By Meghann Myers16 months ago
Final inspector general report details all the ways the U.S. failed in AfghanistanWhile progress was made, there was little faith that they could sustain without a U.S. presence.By Meghann Myers18 months ago
‘We will do this again,’ Afghanistan IG warns of future drawn-out wars John Sopko is not convinced the U.S. learned its lesson in Afghanistan.By Meghann Myers18 months ago
Explainer: US pays $4B to Afghan forces; Who is watching?Monitoring where the future funding goes will become virtually impossible after Aug. 31, when the last coalition troops leave.19 months ago
Afghan security forces still need US help to stand on their own, watchdog warnsAll U.S. troops are scheduled to leave the country by May under the terms of a deal brokered by the Trump administration last year.By Leo Shane III23 months ago