Since the fall of the Afghan government in 2021, SIGAR has interviewed members of the Afghan diaspora in the United States and overseas about the current situation and their previous work in Afghanistan prior to the Taliban takeover. [...] REPORT TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS I APRIL 30, 2024 9 WHAT THE UNITED STATES IS DOING IN AFGHANISTAN In 2022, the United States transferred $3.5 billion in Afghan central bank assets previously frozen in the United States to the Swiss-based Fund for the Afghan People or Afghan Fund. [...] Isaiah Campbell) 14 SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL I AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION VOICES OF THE DIASPORA -------- VOICES OF THE DIASPORA Since the fall of the Afghan government in 2021, SIGAR has interviewed members of the Afghan diaspora in the United States and elsewhere about the current situation in Afghanistan, their work in Afghanistan prior to the Taliban takeover, how they departed Afghanistan, a. [...] The cousin has since relocated to the United States, but the 14-year-old daughter and the rest of the family remain in Afghanistan where they are subject to Taliban threats and intimidation.17 The Taliban’s Continuous Human Rights Abuses Across the board, Afghans said they feared the Taliban for their continuous abuses of human rights. [...] From reprisal killings and other human rights violations to the staggering decline of access to and quality of education, Afghans in the United States fear the consequences of the Taliban’s draconian restrictions of the Afghan people’s rights.
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Table of Contents
- IG Letter 3
- Table of Contents 6
- 1.0 Introduction – What the U.S. is Doing In Afghanistan 9
- Introduction Endnotes 17
- 2.0 Voices of the Diaspora 19
- Resettlement Pathways graphic 28
- Conclusion 33
- Voices Endnotes 34
- 3.0 Recent Developments 37
- Recent Developents in Brief 39
- International Engagement 41
- Taliban Governance 46
- Humanitarian Update 50
- Migration and Refugees 53
- Public Health 55
- Education 57
- Security 58
- Economy 67
- Counternarcotics 73
- Recent Developments Endnotes 76
- 4.0 U.S. Assistance to Afghanistan 83
- U.S. Assistance to Afghanistan 85
- USAID Programs 87
- Economic Growth Programs 88
- Agriculture Programs 89
- Education Programs 91
- Public Heath Programs 93
- Democracy, Gender, and Rights Programs 96
- State Department Programs 100
- Department of Defense Programs 103
- U.S. Assistance Endotes 105
- 5.0 SIGAR Oversight 109
- Audits 111
- Financial Audits 114
- Lessons Learned 119
- Investigations 119
- Other SIGAR Oversight Activities 121
- SIGAR Budget 122
- SIGAR Staff 122
- 6.0 Oversight by Other Government Agencies 125
- Completed Oversight Activities 127
- Ongoing Oversight Activities 130
- Appendix A - Status of Funds 134
- Afghanistan Funding Pipeline 136
- Afghanistan Security Forces Fund 137
- Economic Support Fund 138
- International Disaster Assistance 141
- International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement 142
- Migration and Refugee Assistance 144
- Nonproliferation, Antiterrorism, Demining, and Related Programs 145
- International Assistance for Afghanistan 147
- U.S. Appropriations for Afghanistan Reconstruction Pre- and Post-Withdrawal 150
- Status of Funds Endnotes 152
- Appendix B - SIGAR Written Products 154
- SIGAR Audits 154
- SIGAR Lessions Learned Program 157
- Untitled 157
