To help ensure that future USAID programs do not face unnecessary delays in implementation, SIGAR recommends that the USAID Mission Director for Afghanistan: Issue guidance requiring documentation of Afghan government agreement for future USAID programs that align with Afghan government initiatives. This agreement should be structured in a manner similar to the SIKA agreement that outlines the roles and responsibilities of each signatory in relation to the particular USAID program. Further, USAID should finalize such agreements prior to the start of the USAID program.