To protect the U.S. taxpayers’ investment in PTEC, we recommend that the USAID Mission Director for Afghanistan work with Afghan Ministry of Finance and DABS officials to have KEC International take the following actions before the warranty expires at the final inspection: 1. Check all transmission tower locations and, where necessary, a. clear any trees or obstructions that threaten contact with the Arghandi-Ghazni transmission line; b. backfill soil around the tower foundations where soil settlement or erosion has occurred and add riprap; and c. refill or resurface any rough, uneven, or honeycombed concrete at the tower foundations.