John F. Sopko

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In this June 10, 2014, file photo, John F. Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa hearing on Examining U.S. Reconstruction Efforts in Afghanistan. With Washington set to send billions of dollars in fresh aid to Afghanistan despite the military drawdown, Sopko says its not too late to address the fraud and mismanagement that has bedeviled the 14-year effort to rebuild the country. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) **FILE**

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John F. Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 10, 2014, before the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa hearing on Examining U.S. Reconstruction Efforts in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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John F. Sopko, special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, says six telecommunications towers were built in Afghanistan without usage plans. (Associated Press)

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Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John F. Sopko arrives to speaks at the Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John F. Sopko, right, arrives to speaks at the Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John F. Sopko speaks at the Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John F. Sopko speaks at the Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John F. Sopko arrives to speaks at the Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John F. Sopko speaks at the Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John F. Sopko speaks at the Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The U.S. special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, John F. Sopko, said Wednesday that billions of dollars in reconstruction assistance to that war-torn nation are being lost to graft and corruption. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)