US Base Protection Linked to Taliban

American security contractors in Afghanistan have used US funds to hire warlords and Taliban for protecting their military bases, a Senate report says.

The US Senate Armed Services Committee released the new report on Thursday.

The analysis of 125 companies that paid money to Taliban and other militants for security revealed that Washington has failed to vet or manage those hired to provide security under contracts worth billions of dollars.

According to the report, the contractors did not properly train those hired to provide security in war-ravaged Afghanistan.'

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