Sen. Grassley says the State Department has found only $19k out of $40 million 'questioned costs' surrounding Afghanistan aide was allowable, over 2 years from a watchdog's damning report
Though vastly different countries, Afghanistan IG John Sopko says the US should learn its lessons from 20 years in Afghanistan and appoint a special inspector to oversee aid to Ukraine as America spends $113 billion helping fend off Russia's attacksis showing"contempt" toward taxpayers as it slowly addresses watchdog complaints of $40 million in questionable aid to Afghanistan over the past decades.
State Department is among many agencies that have faced criticism for billions in taxpayer money wasted inover nearly two decades ahead of the U.S.' withdrawal in August 2021. SIGAR has tracked billions of dollars given to contractors or grantees to accomplish projects aimed at helping Afghanistan rebuild. Many of those projects failed or were improperly implemented.
State Department told SIGAR that it would not compile responses to all the recommendations in one report, but would respond to each recommendation individually.AFGHANISTAN IG CALLS FOR MORE OVERSIGHT TO PREVENT FRAUD, AVOID 'SIGNIFICANT MISTAKES' IN $133B UKRAINIAN AID
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