US official: Afghanistan cannot function independently, either militarily or financially

The US Inspector General for the reconstruction of Afghanistan criticized the American programs of restoring the Islamic Republic, saying that Afghanistan is not able to function independently either militarily or financially, despite the fact that Washington is investing about 110 billions of dollars in it.

“Both planning and execution were terrible,” Sopko quotes the newspaper "Sight".

First of all, the official drew attention to the lack of personal responsibility for such failures among US officials, as well as to the “terrifying coordination (of actions) between the Pentagon, the US State Department and the Agency for International Development.”

“Do I foresee the stage when we (the USA) will be able to leave (from Afghanistan)?” Maybe. However, it cannot be excluded that this will not happen in my lifetime, ”he stressed.

According to him, Afghanistan is still “facing enormous problems with its budget,” the revenue part of which is “less than 2 billions (dollars).”

“To keep the country afloat, it takes from 8 billion to 10 billion,” said Sopko.

According to the official, if Washington stops helping Kabul, then "the collapse of the (Afghan) government will happen." In addition, he is confident that the Afghans will not be able to "support the military side of the mechanism that functions without our help."

Comments

[Metallurgist]

What? Doesn't democracy work?
Abiiiiiidna!

[oleg-gr]

They drove the country into the Stone Age. At the same time, the reason appeared to be engaged in "restoration".

[NO PASARAN]

USSR built in Afghanistan schools, hospitals, prom. and s.h. objects, people fed and formed, and mattresses for 15 years only control drugs. Ugh ....!

[Vitaly Anisimov]

If you (the staff) of the USSR didn’t interfere with the construction of infrastructure in Afghanistan EVERYTHING WOULD BE OTHERWISE! Now you are buried in bunkers there and adjusting the aviation fire .. and that’s it! Well poppies is a separate issue ..

[quote]

USSR built in Afghanistan schools, hospitals, prom. and s.h. objects, people fed and formed, and mattresses for 15 years only control drugs.
The USSR brought in troops in accordance with the agreement and the request of the government (at that time). What do you think is the difference in "meaning"? And the mattresses control
every fraction of a second, if any, the meaning, “the word is profit?” So, everything is positive, in history! And he remembers this, "peaceful" (to whom the world is not indifferent, and the world remembers) Afghan!

[53-Sciborskiy]

Ours were built in Afghanistan, but these only destroyed.

[NEXUS]

Quote: oleg-gr

They drove the country into the Stone Age.

And now no one is to blame. It happened so by itself. But now, in Afghanistan, there is democracy and prosperity.
And you can sit, crack a fat hot dog and talk about the state system in this country, lamenting and indignant.

[taram taramych]

Why not!

Quote: NEXUS

fat hot dog

"from 8 billion to 10 billion."

[Evil Pole]

Quote: NEXUS

But now, in Afghanistan, democracy and prosperity.

Oh yes and the world just idyll

[sgazeev]

Quote: oleg-gr

They drove the country into the Stone Age. At the same time, the reason appeared to be engaged in "restoration".

It never came out, except for the replacement of the Bur-303 rifle with the Kalash and the Pendos rifles. “Due to the high air vacuum, the AK-74 showed completely unsatisfactory dispersion rates. The military was at a loss: why was the costly rearmament necessary? In addition, southerners have a lower pain threshold and the AK-74 was less effective than the AKM. Afghans, who were armed with "Boers", could effectively shoot at a great distance .. They had to use Mosin rifles taken from the warehouses "

Memories of Afghan Veterans

[Lyton]

With ukroina soon will be the same.

[Vend]

Afghanistan cannot function independently militarily or financially

But somehow, before the Brinatians and mattresses existed.

[vodolaz]

Are you kidding! If you iron the country and destroy the infrastructure, it really helps the development of the country.

[Styx]

Mlyn, and they existed for more than one century and did not know about it.

[Wolverine]

US official: Afghanistan cannot function independently, either militarily or financially

Leave them alone yourself will quickly figure out what and when they need.

[Frigate]

US official: Afghanistan cannot function independently, either militarily or financially

How old is the state of Afghanistan and how much is the United States. And these malacholnye will still teach life.
The waves will swallow the statue with the torch, and Afghanistan will continue to go its own way.

[taram taramych]

If I am not mistaken, at the end of the XNUMXs, there were statistics on Afghanistan, for the well-known history of this state, there were no hostilities on its territory, a ridiculous figure "about five months.

[RiverVV]

How many billions ??? Ukrainians, this is a zrad, definitely. I wish you these grandmothers, right? Avothren! Your American friends will give them back to the Muslims.

[demon1978]

Quote: RiverVV

How many billions ??? Ukrainians, this is a zrad, definitely. I wish you these grandmothers, right? Avothren! Your American friends will give them back to the Muslims.

What billions ???? They ALL went to the maintenance of "saviors" with their drones crushing civilians (by "mistake" of course)
Like in Libya, and then they will roll out the bill: either pay, or EVERYTHING that we dig up in your territory is ours !!!

[Vitaly Anisimov]

Quote: RiverVV

How many billions ??? Ukrainians, this is a zrad, definitely. I wish you these grandmothers, right? Avothren! Your American friends will give them back to the Muslims.

Itself saboy .. Afgan people are harsh and independent. (No one could subordinate him yet) .. And in Ukraine there is a war against Russia The USA is worth nothing .. The main promise, well, the Hamers put up a fight and praise Obama! Afghans still since then, the Shuravi remember with a kind word .. They knew how to fight and tried to build something, etc. They felt the difference, as they say ..

[demon1978]

Quote: MIKHAN

MIKHAN Today, 12:50 ↑
Quote: RiverVV
How many billions ??? Ukrainians, this is a zrad, definitely. I wish you these grandmothers, right? Avothren! Your American friends will give them back to the Muslims.

Meehan, maybe it's not my business, but for which you were so sharply demoted ??? !!!

[Stalker.1977]

Well, how can it be without states, no government can do without instructions from Washington. The Yankees with their megalomania are really enraging.

[BAIKALETS]

Hmm, STIX. And the Afghans don’t know about it. Well, America wouldn’t say anything, just blurt out. We’ll continue to see.

[kil 31]

“Do I foresee a stage when we (USA) will be able to leave (from Afghanistan)? Maybe. However, it cannot be ruled out that this will not happen during my life, ”he stressed Is it by chance that this bastard is preparing world opinion to make Afghanistan another state? If yes, I am for both hands. Let them get a share of adrenaline, again in New York.

[Rostislav]

A disguised call to stay in Afghanistan forever. It is difficult, it turns out, to part with amers with the proceeds from the sale of heroin. They invested so much effort, the volume of production was raised the way it was, and then a bummer - you need to leave.

[Cosmos1987]

Divide Afghanistan between Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, China, Pakistan and Iran, who knows, maybe peace will come ....

[Arikkhab]

return the monarch from a strong respected clan ... and that's it

[Asadullah]

An interesting statement. It is only necessary to clarify which Afghanistan. For the tribes lived for thousands of years with childbirth before Afghanistan, they will live thousands of years without it. Today, the American Afghanistan, this is the center of Kabul, with its capital in the Green Zone, and the camps in the provinces for which communication must be paid, to the same tribes.

[mamont5]

Still would. after amerskoy "presence" then ... A common thing for American democracy.

[Strashila]

Let the lovers of Western values ​​answer ... after the departure of the USSR in Afghanistan, someone built something ???
Where the United States is investing ... in opium and terrorist training ... they are clearly not going to build schools and hospitals.

[ochakow703]

Indeed, they will not be able ... until the Americans squash their country. Leave, and the people of Afghanistan will deal with their problems. You are already the whole world for .... whether, everywhere your nose is hectic. And when you put it, so there the horror begins. America must be destroyed!

[wanderer_032]

Afghanistan is unable to function independently, either militarily or financially, despite Washington investing about $ 110 billion in it

And this is because: "All the gifts of the" exclusive "are plundered by the" exclusive "and exclusively for themselves."
And the Afghan people act here in the role of a "big-eared frayer" who stands in front of a "thimbler" who strenuously demonstrates to him the "circulation of money in nature" while his accomplices "the big-eared fraer" clean their pockets.

I twist and twist, nay .. I want. This is what "financial aid" "Western partners" is for the underdeveloped countries of Asia and Africa.

[polite people]

But there drugs accumulated for 110 years in advance. This is not good.

[bromine]

There is a very simple way for Afghanistan to replenish the treasury.
Introduce taxes on opium fields.
That is, to officially legalize.
For example, they suggested that Colombian drug cartels pay the entire state debt.

[Andryukha G]

The most important thing is that American sponsors would not send mujahideen to the southern borders of Russia, because amer’s generosity fireworks usually end and then the attack of a lured beast on Russia begins (this was the case with Japan (1905), and Germany (1941) and Georgia (2008) )

[kg pv]

Quote: oleg-gr

They drove the country into the Stone Age. At the same time, the reason appeared to be engaged in "restoration".

And by and large, they never came out of there, there is now 13 years ... something.
The USSR came, like the sprouts of civilization brought, and as soon as the shuravi left, everything returned.
Their bombs do not bombs teach, do not teach one hell they will ride on donkeys, well, they don’t need civilization, even if they crack you, they need a camel, they need a camel and they need a poppy.

[Arikkhab]

as in essence in all Arab and in most Muslim countries - there is a supreme ruler / vizier / monarch, etc. he decides everything. and there’s no reason to go there with your charter

[Arikkhab]

as anyone, but I really liked the title of the position - "Inspector General of the US government for the reconstruction of Afghanistan" !!! what is it?