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15th April 2010, 09:36 AM
Apr
15
09:10
Contractor Deaths Accelerating in Afghanistan as They Outnumber Soldiers
Tags: AFGHANISTAN
Of the 289 civilians killed since the war began more than eight years ago, 100 have died in just the last six months. That's a reflection of both growing violence and the importance of the civilians flooding into the country along with troops in response to President Obama's decision to boost the American presence in Afghanistan.
The latest U.S. Department of Defense numbers show there are actually more civilian contractors on the ground in Afghanistan than there are soldiers. The Pentagon reported 107,292 U.S.-hired civilian workers in Afghanistan as of February 2010, when there were about 78,000 soldiers. This is apparently the first time that contractors have exceeded soldiers by such a large margin.
http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0415/contractor-deaths-accelerating-afghanistan-outnumber-soldiers/
15
09:10
Contractor Deaths Accelerating in Afghanistan as They Outnumber Soldiers
Tags: AFGHANISTAN
Of the 289 civilians killed since the war began more than eight years ago, 100 have died in just the last six months. That's a reflection of both growing violence and the importance of the civilians flooding into the country along with troops in response to President Obama's decision to boost the American presence in Afghanistan.
The latest U.S. Department of Defense numbers show there are actually more civilian contractors on the ground in Afghanistan than there are soldiers. The Pentagon reported 107,292 U.S.-hired civilian workers in Afghanistan as of February 2010, when there were about 78,000 soldiers. This is apparently the first time that contractors have exceeded soldiers by such a large margin.
http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0415/contractor-deaths-accelerating-afghanistan-outnumber-soldiers/