Articles: Afghanistan

Afghanistan resists offer to outsource Taliban war Oct 5, 2018 President Ashraf Ghani dismisses plans laid out by private military contractor Blackwater Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images The government of Afghanistan has rejected… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Is Erik Prince Pointing the Way Out of Afghanistan? By James Durso September 28, 2018 Resolute Support Media The tab to date: over $840 billion for military operations, $126 billion for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Original URL = https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/10/07/la-guerre-en-sous-contrat Google translate version The war in subcontract Archive photo, AFP US Marines arrive in Kandahar on October 27, 2014. Richard Latendresse Sunday, October 7, 2018 05:00 Update… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Afghanistan- Editorial: A denationalized war a travesty Date 10/7/2018 5:30:11 AM (MENAFN – Afghanistan Times) A debate has been doing the rounds lately vis-à-vis privatizing the grilling war in Afghanistan, which… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Army Gen. Joseph Votel, right, the commanding general of U.S. Central Command, greets Marine Brig. Gen. Roger Turner, left, the commanding general of Task Force Southwest, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, June… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Privatizing War in Afghanistan Endangers Civilians October 2, 2018 10:30PM EDT Dispatches US Security Contractors, Afghan Forces Have Long Eluded Accountability Mariam Amini Coordinator, Communications @mariamamini Smoke rises from the site… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

As Afghanistan Frays, Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Is Everywhere ImageErik Prince arriving for a closed-door meeting with members of the House Intelligence Committee in Washington last year.CreditCreditJacquelyn Martin/Associated Press By Mujib… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

National Security Erik Prince, in Kabul, pushes privatization of the Afghan war Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater and now chairman of Frontier Services, in Hong Kong in March 2017. (Justin Chin/Bloomberg… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Phil Bredesen calls privatizing war in Afghanistan ‘terrible idea’ Joel Ebert, Nashville Tennessean Published 6:00 a.m. CT Aug. 23, 2018 Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the Taliban offensive on Ghazni, Afghanistan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →