SIGAR

SIGAR personnel work throughout Afghanistan. As of December 2011, SIGAR staff were stationed in several locations across the country, including Kabul, Herat, Kandahar Airfield and Bagram Airfield, Camp Leatherneck, and Forward Operating Base Salerno. SIGAR also sends investigators, auditors, and analysts on short-term temporary duty to Afghanistan to oversee various aspects of reconstruction.

Click on the map to the right to review some of the work SIGAR has performed in Afghanistan. Below you will find information about SIGAR's nationwide work and general information about Afghanistan.

Country Profile

Capital: Kabul

Total Area: 652,230 sq km (slightly smaller than Texas)

Population: 30.4 million (July 2012 est.)

Ethnic Groups: Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimak 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, other 4%

Languages: Dari (official) 50%, Pashto (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism

Terrain: Mostly rugged mountains; plains in North and Southwest

Climate: Arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers

GDP: $29.99 billion (2011 est.)

Total U.S. Reconstruction Assistance: $89.4 billion (as of 4/25/2012)

Featured SIGAR Work

• DOD Improved Its Accountability for Vehicles Provided to the Afghan National Security Forces, but Should Follow Up on End-Use Monitoring Findings (Audit Report 12-4, 1/12/2012)

• The U.S. Civilian Uplift in Afghanistan Has Cost Nearly $2 Billion, and State Should Continue to Strengthen Its Management and Oversight of the Funds Transferred to Other Agencies (Audit Report 11-17, 9/8/2012)

• Weaknesses in the USACE Defense Base Act Insurance Program Led to as Much as $58.5 Million in Refunds Not Returned to the U.S. Government and Other Programs (Audit Report 11-15, 7/28/2011)

• Limited Interagency Coordination and Insufficient Controls over U.S. Funds in Afghanistan Hamper U.S. Efforts to Develop the Afghan Financial Sector and Safeguard U.S. Cash (Audit Report 11-13, 7/20/2011)

• Despite Improvements in Mol's Personnel Systems, Additional Actions are Needed to Completely Verify ANP Payroll Costs and Workforce Strength (Audit Report 11-10, 4/25/2011)