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A final report on 20 years of Afghanistan Reconstruction finds billions in waste

By Mary Louise Kelly,
Daniel Ofman, Jeanette Woods
Published December 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM MST

The U.S. poured billions of dollars into rebuilding Afghanistan for two decades. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with John Sopko, the former Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.

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Mary Louise Kelly is a co-host of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine.
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