US Senate slams ‘reckless’ Blackwater unit in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – Military contractors in Afghanistan working for the security company Blackwater regularly carried unauthorised weapons and engaged in “reckless” behaviour that included the accidental shooting of a fellow contractor, a US Senate investigation has found.
Investigators from the Senate Armed Services Committee also found weak oversight by the US…
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