The Scam of `Reconstruction` in Afghanistan.

Running head : RECONSTRUCTION ' IN AFGHANISTAN

The Scam of Reconstruction ' in Afghanistan

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Abstract

The Scam of `Reconstruction ' in Afghanistan has been included into the censored list . American taxpayers are not aware of the ways their resources are used in financial aid programs abroad . USAID , the U .S . government , and numerous corporations lack transparency and accountability in the development of various financial aid programs for Afghanistan

The Scam of Reconstruction ' in Afghanistan

Introduction

The Scam of `Reconstruction ' in Afghanistan ' has already

been included into the list of the top 25 stories . The news story reveals the hidden truth about the money which the American government uses to promote reconstruction ' policies in Afghanistan and which are literally taken from the pockets of the U .S . taxpayers . The story is censored , and is based in the information from Action Aid report , which states that USAID is directly involved into money laundering under the cover of providing financial aid to Afghanistan . The U .S . far outstrips other nations in these schemes , as Action Aid calculates that 86 cents of every dollar of American aid is phantom (The Scam of `Reconstruction ' in Afghanistan , 2008 . The issue is of critical importance to the present day society : the U .S . is involved into numerous international aid programs . Taxes are the major source of such programs . As taxpayers require more transparency in the way the state uses their financial resources , the Action Aid report reveals the ugly truth about the U .S . financial aid organizations , and undermines the trust of the American population to the U .S . government

Review of literature

Surprisingly or not , but the majority of other literature sources support the Action Aid 's viewpoint and address the major inconsistencies of the Afghan reconstruction ' policies which USAID finances . GAO (2005 ) and Nawa (2006 ) have conducted independent researches and have presented their results in online report forms . One of the recent GAO reports states that the United States spent 720 million on nonsecurity-related assistance to Afghanistan in fiscal year 2004 (GAO , 2005 . Simultaneously , the U .S . has failed to provide full financial information related to nonsecurity-related assistance . USAID did not always require contractors to fulfill contract provisions such as work plans needed to ensure contractor accountability and facilitate USAID oversight (GAO , 2005 . GAO emphasizes the problems with deteriorating security and increased opium production . These problems reflect the U .S . inability to effectively use the financial resources of the American taxpayers . The non-transparent accountability system implies the desire of the American aid organizations to misuse the financial resources which should have been directed to satisfy the needs of Afghan citizens . Nawa (2006 ) supports GAO 's negative attitudes towards the American role in Afghanistan 's Reconstruction : in her view , Reconstruction ' in Afghanistan is nothing more than a fundamentally broken contracting system that rewards corporations for mediocre work and subjects them to little or no oversight or accountability (Nawa , 2006 . Isn 't it nonsense that Kabul which faces electricity and water supply problems is...