by Samim Faramarz
In a new report, the U.S Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has blasted the Afghan High Office of Oversight and Anti-Corruption (HOOAC) over its omissions to register the assets of former president Hamid Karzai and his second VP Mohammad Karim Khalili properly.
The latest SIGAR report said the asset declaration forms submitted by Karzai and senior members of his government had omissions and errors.
"Under personal effects, the president listed jewels but again provided no purchase date, no current value, and no source of income to purchase the asset," SIGAR added.
SIGAR stated that Karzai improperly listed cash in a German bank and a list of jewels, the US watchdog said as it slammed the Afghan anti-corruption body formed in 2008 for being ineffective and lacking independence.
The report further added Karzai submitted his asset declaration form in September 2015, he listed cash in a German bank account but did not give an account number and left the source-of-money field blank.
The latest report by SIGAR comes as the Afghan government has been struggling to root out corruption in a bid to ensure the flow of international aid for the reconstruction of the country.
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