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Afghanistan, Fraud, Abuse, and Waste, International Development, USAID

Top 10 Worst USAID Failures – No. 8: The AVIPA Debacle – How a $300M Program Funded the Taliban and Wrecked Afghan Farming

A photo of a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan illustrating USAID's Top 10 Failures - No. 8: The AVIPA Debacle – How a $300M Program Funded the Taliban and Wrecked Afghan Farming

USAID’s Top 10 Failures – No. 8: The AVIPA Debacle – How a $300M Program Funded the Taliban and Wrecked Afghan Farming Introduction: The Folly of Good Intentions USAID doesn’t do small mistakes. When it fails, it does so with…

Kevin J.S. Duska Jr.
February 22, 2025

Afghanistan, Climate Change, Critical Infrastructure, Dams, Environment, Fraud, Abuse, and Waste, Infrastructure, International Development, Pakistan, Terrorism against Infrastructure, Top 10 List, Top 10 USAID Failures, U.S. Government, USAID, Water Management

USAID’s Top 10 Failures – No. 10: The Gomal Zam Dam Failure

A photo of the Gomal Zam Dam in Pakistan

USAID’s Top 10 Failures – No. 10: The Gomal Zam Dam Failure Introduction: A $114 Million Money Pit That’s Already Falling Apart The Gomal Zam Dam was supposed to be a modern engineering marvel, bringing hydropower and irrigation to a…

Kevin J.S. Duska Jr.
February 20, 2025