No Stability In Afghanistan - Think Tank

Much of the aid is not filtered from the government of President Hamid Karzai in Kabul to the provincial and district level. The programs have neither the input, nor the oversight from local Afghan officials to ensure they are meeting the people's needs and they are undermined by corruption in Kabul. This means local authorities are not gaining the capacity or the means to keep projects running over the long term."The impact of international assistance will remain limited unless donors, particularly the largest, the U.S., stop subordinating programming to counter-insurgency objectives, devise better mechanisms to monitor implementation, adequately address corruption and wastage of aid funds, and ensure that recipient communities identify needs and shape assistance policies," the report says.ICG also warned the insurgency is spreading to areas that have been traditionally regarded as safe. This lack of security can further hamper the delivery of humanitarian aid and services and undermine the meager reconstruction and development achievements that have been made. Full Story.