An Afghan contractor with ties to insurgent groups — one the Army should have cut ties with last year — was given access to a U.S. facility, according to the special inspector general for Afghan reconstruction.

The Zurmat Group is one of 43 contractors in Afghanistan the Army has refused to debar despite SIGAR’s recommendations, based on evidence of ties to terror groups like the Haqqani network, the Taliban and al Qaeda. Suspension and debarment prohibit a contractor from receiving U.S. funds or contracts.

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