abundances of donor-‐run projects have been mentioned earlier, but having a central figure to dictate these issues will further support the need to invest through the Afghan government. The High Representative can also issue what Matt Waldman referred to as a “report card,” an annual report to each donor on where money was allocated, noting all of the efficiencies and deficiencies of their aid involvement.217
State-Level Aid and Development Problems within Afghanistan
Focusing specifically within the Afghan state, two major problems have been
highlighted throughout development initiatives: far too much aid is being allocated to military-‐based operations and not enough aid is being invested in Afghanistan at the per-‐capita level. Since 2001, 51% of international aid has gone to military-‐based funding, primarily in the forms of training and arming of the ANSF (ANA, ANP, ANBP, etc.). The figures below reveal the most recent Afghan MoF report on donor assistance by modality: 217 “Falling Short: Aid Effectiveness in Afghanistan,” Matt Waldman, ACBAR, March 2008, p. 4.
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