The U.S. government’s oversight body for Afghanistan reconstruction reports that billions of dollars in American aid were squandered under the administrations of Karzai and Ghani.
Photo: InternetThe Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) — the U.S. government’s oversight body for Afghanistan reconstruction — reported in its recent report that approximately $19 billion in misappropriation, fraud, and abuse was identified during the previous Afghan governments over the past 20 years.
The report also notes that during these 20 years, 2,456 U.S. service members were killed and more than 20,000 were injured, along with 1,144 NATO service members who lost their lives.