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Warlord, Inc.: Extortion and Corruption Along the U.S. Supply Chain in Afghanistan

Categories: Afghanistan,Defense/Military,Govt/Business Scandals,Headlines

http://oversight.house.gov/images/stories/subcommittees/NS_Subcommittee/6.22.10_HNT_HEARING/Warlord_Inc_compress.pdf

Exposes the circumstances surrounding the outsourcing of security for U.S. troop supplies in Afghanistan by the Defense Department to a shadowy network of warlords, and corrupt Afghan officials, who collected protection payments for safe passage. From the National Security Subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.