US indirectly funding Afghan warlords: report


Tens of millions of dollars of U.S. taxpayer funds are indirectly being paid to Afghan warlords to secure convoys carrying supplies to U.S. troops in Afghanistan, according to a congressional investigation on Tuesday.
A lengthy report released late Monday said eight Afghan-based private contractors working with the U.S. Defense Department…

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