Overview
- The report cites a Defense Department determination that about $7.1 billion in equipment provided to Afghan forces was left after the 2021 collapse and now constitutes the core of Taliban security capabilities.
- Congress obligated roughly $144.7 billion for reconstruction from 2002 to 2021, with SIGAR concluding that force design choices left Afghan security forces dependent on U.S. support and vulnerable to rapid failure.
- SIGAR reported it could not inspect equipment or facilities after the Taliban takeover, limiting the ability to verify the condition or disposition of U.S.-funded assets.
- The United States has disbursed more than $3.83 billion in humanitarian and development assistance since 2021, and SIGAR found UN cash shipments stabilized the economy but also benefited the Taliban.
- Defense records listed large pre-collapse inventories, including at least 162 aircraft and hundreds of thousands of weapons, and a UN sanctions panel chair warned of regional risks involving the TTP operating from Afghan territory.