Sept. 20, 2021 Evacuating Jawed Our efforts to get our long-standing researcher out of Afghanistan as the Taliban took control of the capital city, Kabul Ikram Afzali / Feb. 16, 2018 US quest for Afghan minerals risks burning everyone involved Without serious action to reduce the massive risk of conflict and corruption, Trump's push for new mining contracts in Afghanistan is likely to do much more for the Taliban than America. Michael Gibb / July 27, 2016 Pourquoi le nouvel accord de l’UE sur les approvisionnements responsables en minerais est une occasion manquée Après plus de deux années de discussion, les responsables de l’UE sont arrivés à un « accord politique » sur un nouveau règlement visant à assainir le commerce européen des minerais. Michael Gibb / July 11, 2016 Why the EU’s new deal on responsible mineral sourcing is a missed opportunity After more than two years of discussion, EU officials have reached a “political understanding” on a new law intended to clean up the European minerals trade. Jodi Vittori / Dec. 24, 2015 Corruption in Afghanistan’s Defence and Security Forces urgently needs to be addressed Afghanistan’s defence and security sector has been ranked in one of the highest risk categories for corruption according to Transparency International’s Defence and Security Program (TI-DSP) in its 2015 Government Defence Anti-Corruption Index. / April 29, 2015 US strategy on Afghan extractives: time to stop ignoring the elephant in the room Jodi Vittori / Jan. 30, 2015 The US military just made it harder to hold them to account for billions of dollars they are spending in Afghanistan Newly classified information is critical to fighting corruption and waste that has long undermined the US effort in Afghanistan / Dec. 17, 2014 Is there a new window of opportunity in Afghanistan? As London hosts the first major international conference on Afghanistan since the country’s tumultuous elections, we ask if there has been a real change in direction on corruption. / Nov. 3, 2014 Can the British government do more on corruption in Afghanistan? The UK has just been rapped on the knuckles for failing to do enough to tackle corruption. Afghanistan is an obvious place to make amends. Jodi Vittori / Oct. 17, 2014 The biggest challenge facing the new Afghan government isn’t the Taliban The government is reporting a massive budget shortfall, but has failed to bring in the revenue it needs from natural resources. Corruption plays a big part. Previous Page 1 of 2 Next