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    Afghan Airline Ferried Opium, U.S. Alleges

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    Wall Street Journal January 25, 2013 Pg. 1 Afghan Airline Ferried Opium, U.S. Alleges By Maria Abi-Habib KABUL—The U.S. military has blacklisted Afghanistan’s largest private airline, alleging it is smuggling “bulk”… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Lawsuit: Kabul Embassy Guards Told To Lie About Long Hours

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    Lawsuit: Kabul Embassy Guards Told To Lie About Long Hours The saga of U.S. diplomatic security in Afghanistan continues. BY ADAM ZAGORIN, DAVID HILZENRATH | JANUARY 23, 2013 The company responsible… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Lawsuit: Kabul Embassy Guards Told to Lie About Long Hours

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    For Immediate Release: Jan. 23, 2013 Contact:  Joe Newman at jnewman@pogo.org and (202) 347-1122 Lawsuit: Kabul Embassy Guards Told to Lie About Long Hours The company responsible for providing security at… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Kabul’s Detention Of Western Contractors Spurs Tensions

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    Wall Street Journal January 18, 2013 Pg. 11 Kabul’s Detention Of Western Contractors Spurs Tensions By Nathan Hodge KABUL—Afghanistan detained several Western employees of a top supplier to the U.S. military… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Mutiny in Kabul

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    Mutiny in Kabul An exclusive report on the troubled security team at America’s most important embassy. BY ADAM ZAGORIN | JANUARY 17, 2013 Private guards responsible for protecting what may be… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    SIGAR Finds $6.3 Million Unnecessarily Paid for Maintenance on Vehicles That Had Been

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    Good Morning, Today SIGAR released an audit on the Afghan National Police vehicle maintenance contract.  SIGAR found about $6.3 million was unnecessarily paid on vehicles that had been destroyed or that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Quality Controls for the Rotary Wing Transport Contracts Performed in Afghanistan Need Improvement

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    01/16/2013 Acquisition Processes and Contract Management Quality Controls for the Rotary Wing Transport Contracts Performed in Afghanistan Need Improvement, January 15, 2013 (Project No. D2012-D000AS-0031.000) DODIG-2013-037 What We Did We determined… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Arms collected from security firms in Afghan south after contracts expire

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    BBC Monitoring South Asia – Political Supplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring January 14, 2013 Monday Arms collected from security firms in Afghan south after contracts expire Excerpt from report by provincial… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Burn Pit Exposure Cuts Poquoson Soldier’s Career Short

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    Newport News Daily Press January 13, 2013 Burn Pit Exposure Cuts Poquoson Soldier’s Career Short By Hugh Lessig POQUOSON–Before he got sick, before the tremors, memory lapses and surgeries, Chief Warrant… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Foreign companies owe Afghanistan 70 million dollars, report finds

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    Foreign companies owe Afghanistan 70 million dollars, report finds 23 December 2012, 19:22 (GMT+04:00) A number of NATO-linked foreign companies are “running away” from paying Afghan taxes, cheating the country out… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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