- (General Dispatch) – An institution called Sigar is charged with investigating all expenditures of the nation’s funds, and the latest study revealed that about $2 billion in assets have been wasted.
- Sigar has judged projects in Afghanistan on facilities that have had no use or have been left to deteriorate, and much of the money has been diverted to help opium cultivation.
- The institution seeks to encourage that the money contributed by taxpayers is invested efficiently and is profitable for the country, it is useless to put a liquid asset at the disposal of this type of projects when it can be used for others that generate profits.
- The terrorist attack perpetrated on September 11, 2001 was the incentive for the US to invade Afghanistan in order to put an end to Al-Qaeda, currently Biden’s administration is in negotiations with the Islamic country, where apparently there was an agreement to withdraw troops in May.
- An Afghan media outlet stated that 7.8 billion had been invested, of which Sigar reported that 2.4 billion had been wasted on unused assets and only 1.2 billion had been used for what had been agreed.
- Sigar monitored around 65 infrastructures, most of which lacked maintenance (broken or clogged pipes, wiring and bathrooms in poor condition) and those that had electricity did not comply with prevention measures, increasing the risk of fire.
- In conclusion, Congress should evaluate the way in which funds are being managed in Afghanistan, and apart from reaching an agreement for the withdrawal of troops where the environment has become even more complicated, the Taliban have stated that they have complied and affirmed that they will not commit attacks again but the US should withdraw troops in May as agreed with the former Trump administration.
Adittional Information:
Breitbart: Watchdog: U.S. Wasted $2 Billion on ‘Unused or Abandoned’ Projects in Afghanistan
Khaama: US wasted over $2B on capital assets in Afghanistan: SIGAR
