Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko said, “the failure to build a democratic, self-sustainable Afghan state .. was the result of many decisions made over the …
4,938 viewsSpecial Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation and former U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad testified before the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on National Security about the …
2,372 viewsJohn Sopko, special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction (SIGAR), testified before a House Oversight and Reform subcommittee to examine the Trump administration’s strategy in Afg…
1,333 viewsSpecial Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko testified at a House Oversight and Reform subcommittee hearing on reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan. He warned that ev…
771 viewsJohn Sopko, the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, testified at a hearing about his latest progress report and lessons learned from U.S. involvement in the country ove…
696 viewsWitnesses from the State Department and the Government Accountability Office testified on the costs, planning, and security issues related to the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. Since re…
1,279 viewsDefense Department officials and military leaders testified at a hearing on the investigation of the August 20111 death of 30 U.S. servicemen in Afghanistan after the Taliban fired a rocket …
6,159 viewsDefense Department officials testified about corruption in contracting by the U.S. military in Afghanistan. Gary Motsek said that the U.S. could not eliminate contracting corruption in Afgha…
677 viewsA hearing was held titled “Training and Equipping Afghan Security Forces: Unaccounted Weapons and Strategic Challenges.” Witnesses testified about U.S. training of Afghan security forces an…
149 viewsThe House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing to examine whether senior Defense Department officials knew about U.S. Army Corporal Patrick Tillman’s death by friendly…
1,784 viewsAssistant Secretary Boucher testified about U.S. policies toward Pakistan and the ramifications for Afghanistan. Among the topics addressed were political stability and upcoming national ele…
116 viewsA U.S. Congressional delegation visited the Middle East on an information-gathering trip. Led by Florida Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the group also included Massachusetts Democrat Steve …
326 viewsRepresentative Ros-Lehtinen, participating by video feed from Miami, and Representative Stephen Lynch, participating by video feed from Boston, talked about U.S. policy toward Iraq and Afgha…
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