US official used contractors to hunt militants in Pak: NYT
NEW YORK — The US Defence Department is investigating a department official who set up a network of private contractors in Afghanistan and Pakistan to help track and kill suspected militants, The New York Times reported Monday.
Citing interviews with military officials and businessmen in the United States and Afghanistan,…
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