In 2008, six years after the United States had overthrown the Taliban, Congress established the Special Inspector General for the Reconstruction of Afghanistan (SIGAR) to oversee increased funding for U.S. programs to rebuild and stabilize the war-torn country. From 2009-2014, Victoria headed a team of researchers, writers, and graphic designers who produced 20 quarterly reports to Congress on the status of the U.S. effort to build Afghan security forces, foster economic development, combat the narcotics trade, and encourage good governance.

Since 2002, Congress has appropriated more than $130 billion for the reconstruction of Afghanistan. This had become largest U.S. aid effort in American history. In addition to detailing how this money has been spent and summarizing audits and investigations of U.S.-funded programs, these reports record the many twists and turns U.S. policy has taken and provide analysis on the challenges U.S. officials have faced in implementing what has become the largest reconstruction effort in American history.