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    SIGAR Report Finds Afghanistan Reconstruction Compromised By Security, Corruption

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    HuffingtonPost.com April 30, 2012 SIGAR Report Finds Afghanistan Reconstruction Compromised By Security, Corruption By Daniel Froomkin WASHINGTON — Afghan reconstruction efforts remain severely hampered even after nearly $100 billion in spending… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Afghanistan: The Business of War in Afghanistan

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    Afghanistan: The Business of War in Afghanistan 26-04-2012 Al-Akhbar: Since the US invasion in 2001, Afghanistan has seen multiple private armies take control of the country’s security sector. The private security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    U.K. Firm’s War-Zone Selling Point

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    U.K. Firm’s War-Zone Selling Point In Search of Buyer, DSG Promos Afghanistan Performance Apr. 22, 2012 – 12:31PM   | By ANDREW CHUTER | LONDON — Faced with an 11,000-kilometer round trip… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Deming native son flies over Afghanistan

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    Deming native son flies over Afghanistan Posted:   04/23/2012 03:33:52 AM MDT Deming native Patrick Stewart looked out of the UH1 Huey helicopter door at the barren Afghanistan landscape thinking how similar… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Pentagon defends millions to contractor despite unpaid taxes

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    Pentagon defends millions to contractor despite unpaid taxes By Tom Vanden Brook and Ray Locker, USA TODAY WASHINGTON – The tax problems of the military’s top propaganda contractor in Afghanistan would… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    A hard decision, prayer brings a change in life for Messersmiths

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    April 14, 2012 A hard decision, prayer brings a change in life for Messersmiths By Loretta Gillespie The Cullman Times CULLMAN — Rusty and Suzanne Messersmith of Holly Pond had a hard… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Afghan contractors uncertain of future employment

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    Afghan contractors uncertain of future employment Fort Polk, La. — Even in the warm Louisiana weather, Mohammad Rezai carries a leather jacket everywhere he goes, just in case someone should turn… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    After a Decade at War, ‘Soft Power’ Industry Returns to Its Roots

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    4/11/2012 After a Decade at War, ‘Soft Power’ Industry Returns to Its Roots The $20 billion a year “stability operations” market is expected to drop off as the United States scales… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Securing Afghanistan’s Future

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    April 7, 2012 Securing Afghanistan’s Future Dina Gusovsky International Politics Examiner As US and NATO forces move forward with their plans to withdrawal from Afghanistan, a pivotal question still lingers as… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Afghanistan IG: Security Contractors Screening in Afghanistan Inadequate (SPOT)

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    Afghanistan IG: Security Contractors Screening in Afghanistan Inadequate (SPOT) April 3, 2012 Almost 90 percent of security personnel hired by the Department of Defense (DoD) and the United States Agency for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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