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SIGAR Report Alleges Taliban Diversion of International Aid and UN Collusion

The report demands U.S. access to U.N. audit data to address Taliban coercion that prevents most donor funds from reaching Afghans

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Taliban supporters hold an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan flag on the first anniversary of the departure of U.S. forces from the country, on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 30, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara/File Photo
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Overview

  • SIGAR’s final report documents how Taliban forces, regulatory controls and NGO interference have been used to redirect aid away from donor-intended recipients
  • Based on nearly 90 interviews, the watchdog estimates that only around 30 to 40 percent of total donor funding actually reaches its intended Afghan beneficiaries
  • The report includes allegations that some U.N. officials colluded with Taliban actors to extort bribes from contractors and share in the proceeds
  • It highlights discriminatory practices against minority communities, including cases where spoiled or withheld food was delivered to Hazara populations
  • Taliban spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat denied the accusations and the U.N. has not yet issued an official public response