Lead Inspector General for Operation Enduring Sentinel | Quarterly Report to the United States Congress | October 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

In October 2021, the Department of Defense (DoD) initiated OES as the U.S. mission to conduct over-the-horizon counterterrorism operations against threats emanating from Afghanistan. The DoD also engages in security cooperation activities with Central Asian and South Asian regional partners to build their border security and counterterrorism capacity. 

This quarterly report describes the activities of the U.S. Government in support of OES, as well as the work of the DoD, the Department of State (State), and the  U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to further the U.S. Government’s policy goals in Afghanistan. This report covers the period October 1-December 31, 2024. 

In January 2025, the President issued an Executive Order on Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid. In response, the Secretary of State subsequently paused most  U.S. foreign assistance funded by or through State and USAID for review.