WASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) - The Taliban's brief capture of the city centre in Kunduz last weekend highlights a broader risk for billions of dollars in U.S. reconstruction investments throughout Afghanistan, the U.S. official overseeing the projects said.
Without basic security, it was "almost impossible" to carry out and sustain reconstruction efforts, said John Sopko, head of the office of the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction (SIGAR).
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