Review of USAID/Afghanistan's Afghan Civilian Assistance Program

USAID/Afghanistan instruct the International
Organization for Migration to dispose appropriately of food in its warehouses that is
no longer fit for human consumption, clean and sanitize all of its warehouses, and place the warehouses under an appropriate management regime including staffing and supervision by qualified personnel, adequate sanitation and storage practices, and adequate record keeping.

USAID/Afghanistan determine the allowability of and recover as appropriate from the International Organization for Migration the cost of stored food that is no longer fit for human consumption, which we estimate at up to $2,660,924.

USAID/Afghanistan determine the allowability of and recover as appropriate from the International Organization for Migration the $740,331 cost of Purchase Order 12, which was not needed to carry out program operations.

USAID/Afghanistan determine the allowability of and recover, as appropriate, the $1,360,800 in shelter assistance grants in Helmand Province that could not be verified.

USAID/Afghanistan arrange for a financial audit of the Afghan Civilian Assistance Program to help ensure that the costs charged to USAID are reasonable, allowable, and allocable.

USAID/Afghanistan determine the allowability of and recover, as appropriate, $180,000 that was reportedly embezzled from the program.

USAID/Afghanistan determine the allowability of and recover, as appropriate, the $3,437,000 that the International Organization for Migration spent to buy used vehicles without USAID approval.