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Category Archives: Afghanistan
Erik Prince: Contractors, Not Troops, Will Save Afghanistan
The Opinion Pages | Op-Ed Contributor Erik Prince: Contractors, Not Troops, Will Save Afghanistan By ERIK PRINCE AUG. 30, 2017 In 1941, shortly after Pearl Harbor pulled the United States into… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Trump’s changing view of Afghanistan: are private armies part of the plan?
Trump’s changing view of Afghanistan: are private armies part of the plan? MENAFN – The Conversation – 26/08/2017 (MENAFN – The Conversation) Donald Trump has defied expectation by pledging to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
PMCs can destabilise Afghanistan
PMCs can destabilise Afghanistan Tuesday, 29 August 2017 | Ashraf Haidari And Vasabjit Banerjee | in Oped2 Trump has reaffirmed US’s indefinite support to Afghanistan‘s stabilisation. Now, the strengthening of the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Held Accountable for Torture: CIA psychologists compensate family of dead Afghan
Held Accountable for Torture: CIA psychologists compensate family of dead Afghan Author: Kate Clark Date: 29 August 2017 Afghan citizen Gul Rahman froze to death in November 2002 in a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Q&A With Erik Prince
Q&A With Erik Prince Blackwater founder Erik Prince’s pitch to privatize much of the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan appears dead, for now at least. But that hasn’t stopped him from pushing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Here’s How Many US Troops And Private Contractors Have Been Sent To Afghanistan
Community Here’s How Many US Troops And Private Contractors Have Been Sent To Afghanistan By Skye Gould and Daniel Brown, Business Insider on August 22, 2017 President Donald Trump said he… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
US Spent $78 Million On Afghan Anti-Corruption Scheme That Failed Epically
News DoD US Spent $78 Million On Afghan Anti-Corruption Scheme That Failed Epically By Adam Weinstein on August 22, 2017 Four years ago, U.S. and Afghan officials launched a $77.8 million… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Erik Prince’s Plan For Afghanistan Is No Good
Erik Prince’s Plan For Afghanistan Is No Good Podcast — neo-colonialism in place of sound strategy War College August 21, 2017 Matthew Gault Afghanistan22 podcast15 As the U.S. war in Afghanistan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Former Navy SEAL Tej Gill Endorses Erik Prince Proposal for Afghanistan
Former Navy SEAL Tej Gill Endorses Erik Prince Proposal for Afghanistan Sun August 20th, 2017 8:08 pm EST Cassandra Fairbanks Senior Reporter Former member of the Navy SEAL Team 5 and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Privatization of Security Can Derail US-Led Stabilization of Afghanistan
Privatization of Security Can Derail US-Led Stabilization of Afghanistan The potential for success by relying on PMCs remains uncertain. By M. Ashraf Haidari and Vasabjit Banerjee August 21, 2017 The Trump… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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