Category Archives: Afghanistan

MEPs voice worry on security deals at EU embassies

Daily life in Kabul: EU diplomats live in a secure compound and never leave without an armed escort (Photo: Michael Foley Photography) Investigation MEPs voice worry on security deals at EU… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Dispute Hits U.S. Pullout Efforts: Afghanistan seeks $70 million in fines

Washington Post July 18, 2013 Pg. 1 Dispute Hits U.S. Pullout Efforts Afghanistan seeks $70 million in fines By Ernesto Londono and Kevin Sieff An escalating dispute between the Afghan government… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Privatizing War (cont.)

Privatizing War (cont.) By Mark Thompson @MarkThompson_DC  July 17, 2013 ISAFAn American soldier in Afghanistan. From Tuesday’s list of Pentagon contract announcements: You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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Contractors Paid & Released From Contract Before Completion

Contractors Paid & Released From Contract Before Completion   Today, SIGAR released an inspection on the Sheberghan teacher training facility that remains incomplete four years after its start.  Its history is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Tennessee Couple Indicted for Warzone Contracting Scheme

Tennessee Couple Indicted for Warzone Contracting Scheme   Alleged to Have Steered $6.9 Million in Proceeds from Defense Subcontracts in Afghanistan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2013 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Keith… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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MEPs voice worry on security deals at EU embassies

INVESTIGATION MEPs voice worry on security deals at EU embassies TODAY @ 09:25 1. BY <http://euobserver.com/search/author/178> ANDREW RETTMAN 2. <mailto:ar@euobs.com> Andrew email BRUSSELS – MEPs have voiced concern about security arrangements… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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A Spoiled KBR Demands More and More From the Army

A Spoiled KBR Demands More and More From the Army Wednesday, 10 July 2013 12:22   By Charles M Smith, Truthout | Op-Ed A Convoy of KBR fuel trucks. (Photo: codysnowboard… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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A brand-new U.S. military headquarters in Afghanistan. And nobody to use it

A brand-new U.S. military headquarters in Afghanistan. And nobody to use it Manpreet Romana/AFP/Getty Images – U.S. Marines prepare to leave for operations from Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan’s Helmand province in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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SIGAR Responds to DOD, State & USAID Best & Worst Projects

Today, SIGAR published three reports: –The first is SIGAR’s response to information that DOD, USAID, and the State Department supplied in response to SIGAR’s request for their 10 most- and least-successful… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Mark Duffus, British Private Security Contractor, Blue Hackle, killed in Suicide Bombing

Mark Duffus, British Private Security Contractor, Blue Hackle, killed in Suicide Bombing                   Posted on July 2, 2013 British security consultant dies in Afghanistan The Foreign Office has confirmed that a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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