Afghanistan: Actions Needed to Improve Accountability of U.S. Assistance to Afghanistan Government

The U.S. Agency for International Development USAID and the Department of Defense DOD award direct assistance to Afghanistan, using bilateral agreements and multilateral trust funds that provide funds through the Afghan national budget. GAO assessed 1 the extent to which the United States, through USAID and DOD, has increased direct assistance, 2 USAID and DOD steps to ensure accountability for bilateral direct assistance, and 3 USAID and DOD steps to ensure accountability for direct assistance via multilateral trust funds for Afghanistan. GAO reviewed USAID, DOD, and multilateral documents and met with U.S. officials and staffs of multilateral trust funds in Washington, D.C., and Afghanistan.