Reuters: Firms Halting Afghan Projects Over Security Ban
Some firms working
on development and reconstruction projects in Afghanistan have begun to
cancel millions of dollars worth of work because President Hamid
Karzai's ban on private security firms has left them without protection,
officials said on Thursday.
The Washington Post, which initially reported the action by U.S.-funded development firms, said the ban could affect about $1.5 billion in reconstruction work, including projects key to NATO's counterinsurgency strategy in the Afghan war.
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The Washington Post, which initially reported the action by U.S.-funded development firms, said the ban could affect about $1.5 billion in reconstruction work, including projects key to NATO's counterinsurgency strategy in the Afghan war.
Read the entire article here.
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