Research Catalog

Title

Afghanistan [electronic resource] : key issues for congressional oversight : report to congressional committees.

Author

United States. Government Accountability Office.

Publication

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]

Details

Description

ii, 33 p. : digital, PDF file.

Summary

The United States has provided approximately $38.6 billion in reconstruction assistance to Afghanistan and has over 35,000 troops in the country as of February 2009. Some progress has occurred in areas such as economic growth, infrastructure development, and training of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), but the overall security situation in Afghanistan has not improved after more than 7 years of U.S. and international efforts. In response, the new administration plans to deploy approximately 21,000 additional troops to Afghanistan this year, and has completed a strategic review of U.S. efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Based on our past work and the significance of U.S. efforts in Afghanistan to the overall U.S. counterinsurgency strategy, we have highlighted Afghanistan as an urgent oversight issue facing this Congress. This report expands on issues discussed on GAO's transition Web site, http://www.gao.gov/media/video/gao-09-294sp.

Alternative Title

Key issues for congressional oversight

Subjects

• Afghanistan > Politics and government > 2001-
• United States > Armed Forces > Afghanistan
• National security > Afghanistan
• Arms control > Afghanistan
• Drug control > Afghanistan
• Government contractors > Afghanistan
• Military assistance, American > Afghanistan
• Counterinsurgency > Afghanistan
• Postwar reconstruction > Afghanistan
• Afghan War, 2001-2021
• Afghanistan > National Security Forces
• Afghanistan > Afghan National Army

Note

• Title from cover screen (viewed on Apr. 22, 2009).
• "April 2009."
• "GAO-09-473SP."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

System Details (note)

• System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Mode of access: World Wide Web from GAO web site. Address as of 4/22/09: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09473sp.pdf ; current access available via PURL.

Call Number

GPO Internet GA 1.13:GAO-09-473 SP

OCLC

318985053

Author

United States. Government Accountability Office.

Title

Afghanistan [electronic resource] : key issues for congressional oversight : report to congressional committees.

Imprint

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]

System Details

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Mode of access: World Wide Web from GAO web site. Address as of 4/22/09: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09473sp.pdf ; current access available via PURL.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Connect to:

http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS114085

Gpo Item No.

0546-D (online)

Sudoc No.

GA 1.13:GAO-09-473 SP

Research Call Number

GPO Internet GA 1.13:GAO-09-473 SP