Accession Number:

AD1016886

Title:

Corruption in Conflict: Lessons from the U.S. Experience in Afghanistan

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) Arlington United States

Personal Author(s):

• Sopko,John F.

Report Date:

2016-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

164.0

Abstract:

Corruption in Conflict Lessons from the U.S. Experience in Afghanistan is the first in a series of lessons learned reports planned to be issued by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction SIGAR. The report examine show the U.S. governmentprimarily the Departments of Defense, State, Treasury, and Justice, and the U.S. Agency for International Developmentunderstood the risks of corruption in Afghanistan, how the U.S. response to corruption evolved,and the effectiveness of that response. The report identifies lessons to inform U.S. policies and actions at the onset of and throughout a contingency operation and makes recommendations for both legislative and executive branch action.

Descriptors:

• Afghanistan conflict
• lessons learned
• foreign relations
• CRIMINAL CORRUPTION
• bribery
• Embezzlement
• national governments
• POLITICAL CORRUPTION
• national security
• international organizations
• criminal investigations
• government procurement
• contract administration

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE