Afghanistan reconstruction threatened by security transfer, official corruption, IG warns

Published October 31, 2013 4:00am ET



An upcoming election, unprepared local security forces and endemic government corruption may compromise America’s $100 billion investment in Afghanistan, Middle East experts warned lawmakers.

“Within two years, it will be largely up to the Afghan government to sustain the reconstruction effort in which the U.S. and others have invested so much,” according to Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John F. Sopko.

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