Karzai calls for US contractors’ removal
Afghan President Hamid Karzai pledged to phase out private security contractors by year’s end, saying they’re corrupt and hamper the fight against the Taliban and their associates.
Karzai, speaking Sunday on ABC’S “This Week,” took direct aim at tens of thousands of security contractors who work for private security…
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