Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko told lawmakers the State Department has failed to comply with its legal obligations to turn over information.
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko on Wednesday testified to Congress that the State Department has failed to comply with its legal obligations to hand over information to government watchdogs.on Wednesday slammed the Biden administration for an"unprecedented" lack of cooperation with his watchdog office.
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko testifies during a hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability at the Rayburn House Office Building April 19, 2023. According to the report, the Taliban accesses international funds by levying customs charges on imports and taxes and fees on NGOs. Though official U.S. policy is to continue supporting the Afghan people without assisting the Taliban regime in any way, the report details how rampant corruption and interference from the radical Islamist government have severely undermined those efforts.
"The lack of cooperation by State … is unprecedented in the nearly 12 years that I have been the SIGAR, and I must add, in the two decades that I did congressional oversight both in the Senate and in the House," Sopko said.
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