The report warns that the government's failure to enact substantive safeguards poses a "strategic national-security weakness" for the U.S. The 150-page report, by the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, is being released on Wednesday.
But the general also said that the Afghan government and international community must come through with reconstruction activities that benefit the general population if they are to win the war against the Taliban and other divisive forces in the country.
This week, the United States took its first step to address the problems with the arrival in Baghdad of Paul Bremer, a former head of counter-terrorism in the State Department, to replace General Jay Garner as head of the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance in Iraq.
"The general belief across each group is that the relief and reconstruction programme should have accomplished more, that too much was wasted, and that the lessons derived from the Iraq reconstruction experience should drive improvements to the US approach to stabilisation and reconstruction operations, " Mr Bowen reported.
Mr. STUART BOWEN (Special Inspector General): Well, we've called it the reconstruction gap.
And as we assume our Presidency of the UN Security Council in May, we are proposing an appeal by the UN Secretary General for a coordinated crisis recovery fund to provide immediate support for reconstruction -- and to which Britain will contribute.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan, including the creation of a peace-building commission to manage post-conflict aid and reconstruction as well as the replacement of the U.N.
In an effort to repair the bruised nation, the Nigerian head of state General Yakubu Gowan spoke of "No Victor, No Vanquished" and also promoted a policy of Reconciliation, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation.
The reconstruction and restoration of destroyed heritage are one of the best ways to respond, said the Director-General, informing the President of the Day of Solidarity with Mali.
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