Americans go to Afghanistan. Setup military bases. Bases need guarding. Americans outsource the guarding to some companies. Companies subcontract it to local war lords. War lords are connected to Taliban! Most hilarious story in a very funny American war in Afghanistan.
A year-long investigation led by the US Senate Armed Services Committee revealed that a significant number of US bases are being guarded by Afghans that are either warlords or pay kickbacks to warlords, many with linkages to Taliban.
The executive summary of the report begins something like this: In 2007, US Air Force gave out contract to Environmental Chemical Corporation (oxymoron?) to expand its airbase in Shindand. ECC contracted ArmorGroup to provide the protection to the construction project (please note that this is not average construction project but a frigging airbase! They don't even put some airbases on maps.)
Armorgroup subcontracted to war lords called Mr. White and Mr. Pink (looks like ArmorGroup people are fans of Reservoir Dogs.) Soon Mr. White came under an attack. His guards left their guard posts to "revenge the attack," although they came back. A few months later Mr. White was killed by Mr. Pink (who, as it was now obvious, was behind the first attack as well) over some rivalry. ArmorGroup got a new guy named (for the lack of imagination) Mr. White II. Oh and by the way, they continued to employ Mr. Pink. And to top it off, ArmorGroup was aware of the reports link Mr. Pink to the Taliban!
How many exclamation marks can I use in this story? Seriously, what the hell are Americans doing over there?
Also, Danger Room reports that at least one of the companies, employing war lords, just won another contract!
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Seriously dude. Not cool.
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