US spends $21 billion on Afghanistan after troop withdrawal

The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) in the United States has announced in its latest report that the total amount of money the U.S. has spent in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of its troops is 21 billion dollars.

SIGAR’s report, released on Tuesday, August 6, indicates that the United States has spent a total of 20.71 billion dollars in various sectors in Afghanistan over the past three years, from August 2021 to July 2024.

This report comes on the eve of the third anniversary of the Taliban rule over Afghanistan and the “catastrophic” withdrawal of U.S.-led foreign forces from Afghanistan.

According to the report, the U.S. spent 21 billion dollars over the past three years on “refugee transfer and resettlement,” “reimbursement of currency reserves,” and “humanitarian aid.”

From this total amount, 2.97 billion dollars were allocated for “humanitarian aid,” 3.5 billion dollars for “reimbursement of Afghanistan’s currency reserves,” 8.7 billion dollars for “resettlement and relocation of Afghan refugees,” 5.36 billion dollars for “civil aid and disaster response,” and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security spent 284 million dollars to assist Afghans.

Details regarding how this money was spent, and the actions taken both inside and outside Afghanistan with these funds have not been provided.

The financial allocations made by the United States since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan are controversial. However, without transparency in how these funds are being utilized, it’s challenging to assess the effectiveness of the assistance provided.

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