John Sopko talked about his Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction report on Afghanistan reconstruction, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. According to the findings in the report, approximately $87 billion had been spent since 2002. He also talked about how the money gets spent, what’s been accomplished with it, and concerns over waste, fraud, and abuse.
This program was part of C-SPAN’s “Your Money” series. Each Monday morning the last hour of “Washington Journal” is devoted to a federal program, focusing on its mission, participants, and cost.