Karzai outsourcing Afghanistan war to family?
Afghan President Hamid Karzai Tuesday called for all private security firms in Afghanistan to be disbanded in the next four months. The war in Afghanistan is the most outsourced war in US history. Currently 30 percent of all US forces in Afghanistan are private contractors. Visiting fellow Ann Marlow with the Hudson Institute said Karzai's stance does not make much sense. In fact, members of the Karzai family own a number of the private companies working in the country. It is possible Karzai is shutting down all private firms only to later reopen those companies that belong to his family in order to stifle competition, argued Marlowe. This would not be the first time Karzai attempted such a maneuver.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai Tuesday called for all private security firms in Afghanistan to be disbanded in the next four months. The war in Afghanistan is the most outsourced war in US history. Currently 30 percent of all US forces in Afghanistan are private contractors. Visiting fellow Ann Marlow with the Hudson Institute said Karzai's stance does not make much sense. In fact, members of the Karzai family own a number of the private companies working in the country. It is possible Karzai is shutting down all private firms only to later reopen those companies that belong to his family in order to stifle competition, argued Marlowe. This would not be the first time Karzai attempted such a maneuver.
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We are hoping peace for everyone not war.
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