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AFGHAN WOMEN CONTENTS ESSAY CONTENTS Key Themes of SIGAR’s Interviews 4 Afghanistan’s First Lady Talks About Women’s Issues and U.S. Programs 6 Reforms Have Historically Provoked Backlashes in Afghanistan 7 Lack of Security Prevents Women From Advancing 10 Promote 11 Corruption Blocks Women’s Advance 12 Sector Challenges 12 Looking to the Future 25 Photo on previous page A student takes notes during photojournalism training at the Directorate of Women’s Affairs building in Farah City, Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by HMC Josh Ives) 2 SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL I AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION
AFGHAN WOMEN NO SURRENDER: AFGHAN WOMEN ON THEIR PROGRESS AND THE CHALLENGES THAT REMAIN Fifteen years after the United States ousted the Taliban regime, Afghanistan remains one of the worst places in the world to be a woman, according to the United Nations Development Programme. 1 Substantial progress has been made, but deep-rooted cultural traditions and a persistent insurgency continue to threaten the physical safety and health of Afghan women and hold them back from entering public life, particularly in the rural areas where some 75% of women live. 2 In many parts of the country, women still face significant barriers to receiving an education and working outside the home. Women and girls are often forced into marriage. 3 According to the human rights group Global Rights, violence against Afghan women in their homes is so widespread that practically every woman will experience it in her lifetime. 4 The United States has allocated significant funding since 2002 to the goal of improving life and opportunities for Afghan women. 5 SIGAR analysis of audits, legislation, and known women’s programs indicates the United States has committed at least $1 billion for activities intended to improve conditions for Afghan women. 6 The United States has also obligated more than $1 billion on programs for which the advancement of women was a component of the program, but the amount specifically for women was not quantifiable. 7 SIGAR has followed these activities closely as part of its mandate to promote the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of reconstruction programs and to prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse. A 2009 SIGAR audit examined the barriers to female participation in that year’s August elections; in 2010, another audit reviewed USAID and State’s programs to help women and girls in Afghanistan. 8 In 2013, Special Inspector General John F. Sopko testified before Congress on the implications of oversight challenges for Afghan women and girls. 9 In 2014, another audit found that although DOD, State, and USAID reported gains and improvements in the status of Afghan women in fiscal years 2011–2013, there was no comprehensive assessment available to confirm these gains directly resulted from U.S. efforts. 10 After USAID in 2014 launched Promote, a $280 million REPORT TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS I OCTOBER 30, 2016 3
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RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE RECONSTRUCTIO
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STATUS OF FUNDS STATUS OF FUNDS To
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STATUS OF FUNDS The United States a
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STATUS OF FUNDS Congress appropriat
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STATUS OF FUNDS ASFF BUDGET ACTIVIT
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STATUS OF FUNDS USAID INCLE State A
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DOD STATUS OF FUNDS ESF USAID INTER
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STATUS OF FUNDS the United Kingdom
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SECURITY SECURITY As of September 3
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SECURITY improvised-explosive devic
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SECURITY TABLE 3.6 DISTRICT CONTROL
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SECURITY TABLE 3.7 ANDSF ASSIGNED F
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SECURITY ANDSF CONTINUE TO RELY ON
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SECURITY General Joseph F. Dunford
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SECURITY ANA Military Personnel Dec
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SECURITY International Airport. 415
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SECURITY TABLE 3.12 CONVENTIONAL-WE
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SECURITY FIGURE 3.27 AFGHAN OPIUM C
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SECURITY For clients who have a sho
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SECURITY with INL. 544 KFZ is desig
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GOVERNANCE not yet passed a new ele
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GOVERNANCE from President Ghani and
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GOVERNANCE Between March 2015 and M
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APPENDICES AND ENDNOTES CONTENTS Ap
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APPENDICES APPENDIX B U.S. FUNDS FO
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APPENDICES APPENDIX C SIGAR WRITTEN
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APPENDICES ONGOING SIGAR FINANCIAL
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APPENDICES TABLE D.1 SPECIAL ENTITY
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ENDNOTES 64. Subject O, SIGAR inter
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