Oversight of U.S. Efforts to Train and Equip Police and Enhance the Justice System in Afghanistan – David T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs – Statement before the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, June 18, 2008.
“Ravaged by nearly 30 years of war, much of the infrastructure in Afghanistan has been destroyed and its human resource capacity is extremely low. The justice sector was particularly devastated, with prosecutors lacking basic equipment such as paper and pens, and judges earning roughly one-fourth the countrys standard living wage. The international communitys involvement in the justice sector included relatively few resources and was characterized by uncoordinated donor programs that focused exclusively on the justice institutions in Kabul. During this time, the United States and other donor countries also deployed scores of justice advisors to Kabul, quickly reaching a point of saturation.”
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