Category Archives: Afghanistan

US is mostly out of Afghanistan, but not completely

US is mostly out of Afghanistan, but not completely Tom Temin@tteminWFED February 22, 2022 1:46 pm 16 min read        Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Who Won in Afghanistan? Private Contractors

U.S. Marines talk to Ugandan contractors at Camp Shorab in 2017 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images   Who Won in Afghanistan? Private Contractors The U.S. military spent $14 trillion… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The lessons learned from America’s reliance on military contractors in Afghanistan

Jan 11, 11:00 AM The lessons learned from America’s reliance on military contractors in Afghanistan Michelle Harven An US contractor working with the 10th Mountain Division US Army keeps an eye on the surroundings… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Contractor kidnapped in 2020 still stuck in Afghanistan

Contractor kidnapped in 2020 still stuck in Afghanistan Post Date: February 1, 2022 | Category: Around the World, Justice Abroad “The troops are out and the president says the war is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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From Death Threats to a French Dandy, Afghan Contractors Abandoned by the U.S. Struggle to Find Asylum Abroad

From Death Threats to a French Dandy, Afghan Contractors Abandoned by the U.S. Struggle to Find Asylum Abroad June 17, 2021| Jennifer Orth-Veillon LYON, France—When the Taliban shoved him out of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Governments and Mercenaries: A New Era of Cooperation after Afghanistan?

Defence-In-Depth Research from the Defence Studies Department, King’s College London   Governments and Mercenaries: A New Era of Cooperation after Afghanistan? Christopher Kinsey, Defence Studies Department, and Bob Parr, PhD student at… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Contractor loses argument to have cases related to 2016 Bagram Airfield suicide bombing dismissed

Contractor loses argument to have cases related to 2016 Bagram Airfield suicide bombing dismissed by Phillip Walter Wellman • Stars and Stripes • January 10, 2022 Drums of used fuel are… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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SIGAR’s 54th Quarterly Report to Congress

Today, SIGAR released its fifty-fourth Quarterly Report to Congress examining the $145.87 billion U.S. reconstruction effort in Afghanistan. Key Points: — Over half of Afghanistan’s population faces a “tsunami of hunger,”… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Military officials admit they knew that Afghan air force would fail when contractors left

Military officials admit they knew that Afghan air force would fail when contractors left Post Date: January 20, 2022 | Category: Around the World, The Danger Zone U.S. military officials knew… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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USAID Contractors Denounce Agency’s Betrayal of Thousands of Afghans Who Carried Out Its Mission

Become a member Afghan men line up to receive a monthly food ration largely supplied by the US Agency for International Development from World Food Program workers in Pul-e Alam, Afghanistan,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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