Reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan besieged by corruption, poor oversight, says U.S. auditor
'We spent too much money, too fast, in too small of a country, with too little oversight, and with too little knowledge of the country and its operations. And that's a recipe for disaster,' says the American official responsible for monitoring reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan.
After five years tracking U.S.-led reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, John Sopko refuses to downplay his disappointment with the pace of advancement.
While he has seen some improvements, Mr. Sopko, who leads the U.S. government's Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Recon...
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