This report describes the activities of the U.S. Government in support of OES and discusses the planned, ongoing, and completed oversight work conducted by the Lead IG agencies—the DoW, State, and USAID OIGs—and our partner oversight agencies. This report covers the reporting period of July 1 through September 30, 2026.
Humanitarian agencies reported that Afghans continued to face food insecurity, high levels of malnutrition, internal displacement, and limited access to health care, according to State. These humanitarian crises have been further exacerbated by Afghanistan-Pakistan hostilities and instability linked to the conflict in Iran, constraining humanitarian operations and increasing pressure on vulnerable populations. In July, the World Food Programme reported that Afghanistan’s nutrition situation was deteriorating more rapidly than previously anticipated.
The United States has not provided development or humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan since April 2025 due to a White House directive to U.S. Government agencies to suspend any assistance that could potentially reach the Taliban. During the quarter, State continued to fund two educational programs for Afghans. State reported it was considering ways to continue education programs for students in Afghanistan while ensuring that funds were not diverted to the Taliban.
The United States also provided funding to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan indirectly through the UN general budget, to which the United States contributes 22 percent.44 The United Nations estimated that the assistance mission’s costs totaled $105.8 million in FY 2026.
Separately, State reported that it funded two scholarship awards exclusively for Afghan students evacuated from Afghanistan, enabling 70 Afghan students to complete their undergraduate and graduate degree programs outside Afghanistan at in-person classrooms, rather than through online education.