Inquiry Finds Guards at U.S. Bases Are Tied to Taliban By: James Risen | The New York Times

Inquiry Finds Guards at U.S. Bases Are Tied to Taliban

By: James Risen | The New York Timeshttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/08/world/asia/08contractor.html?_r=1&ref=world

Afghan private security forces with ties to the Taliban, criminal networks and Iranian intelligence have been hired to guard American military bases in Afghanistan, exposing United States soldiers to surprise attack and confounding the fight against insurgents, according to a Senate investigation.

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