According to the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, the Pentagon has little oversight over contracted security deals in Afghanistan and, as a result, local security deals between Western companies, American military commanders, and Afghan warlords with close connections to the Taliban are being made (James Risen, “Afghans Linked to the Taliban Guard U.S. Bases,” New York […]
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The Role of Private Contractors and Security Firms in Afghanistan
As recently reported, both on this blog and elsewhere, Canada aims to play a role in Afghanistan even after the projected end of its military mission in 2011. Some of the ongoing projects in which Canada is involved are the construction of new schools in Kandahar, aiding in the implementation of a polio vaccination program […]