Extraordinary revelations from Afghan president Hamid Karzai that US taxpayers are funding "mafia-like" contractors and terrorist activities.
Karzai wants the contractors out by the end of the year and in a US TV interview, he explains why:
"One of the reasons that I want them disbanded and removed by four months from now is exactly because their presence is preventing the growth and development of the Afghan security forces — especially the police force — because if 40, 50,000 people are given more salaries than the Afghan police, why would an Afghan … man come to the police if he can get a job in a security firm, have a lot of leeway without any discipline? So naturally our security forces will find it difficult to grow. In order for our security forces to grow these groups must be disbanded."
Just another sign that the US is on a hiding to nothing in Afghanistan. It's a lost cause, and it's costing US taxpayers dearly. Not to mention families who have lost loved ones.
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