Much of this Money has gone missing …. āThe World Bank is now leadingĀ an investigation into what has happened with this money …”
Ā According to the most recent figures from Global Affairs, Canada has disbursed about $2.57 billion in total aid …Ā and much of this money has gone missing.
Fears that the international community, including Canadian taxpayers, might have paid millions to fund nonexistent students, teachers and schoolsĀ also adds toĀ the complexity of reconstruction efforts.
A report by the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) gave credence to reports of āghost students, teachers and schools.āĀ “Canada is currently undertaking the necessary due diligence to ensure that in the event that Canadaās funds have been misappropriated, that such funds are recovered and that the guilty parties are held to account,ā said Jessica SĆ©guin, a spokeswoman for Global Affairs Canada, in an email to the Citizen.