Articles Tagged With 'Afghanistan'
$6 Billion Later, Afghan Cops Aren’t Ready to Serve
America has spent more than $6 billion to create an effective Afghan police force, but the program has been a disaster. Many are undisciplined, can't shoot straight, sell their ammunition to the Taliban and aren't trusted by the people they are supposed to protect.
War Contractors Receive Defense of Freedom Medal for Injuries, But Attract Little Notice
Many civilian workers have been injured and killed in the war zones, but some say their contributions go overlooked.
Lost in Limbo: Injured Afghan Translators Struggle to Survive
Afghan translators working for the U.S. often find that when they are injured, even the promised help is sometimes hard to get.
Honoring Veterans of the Disposable Army
A reporter argues that civilian contractors injured or killed while working in Iraq or Afghanistan should also be remembered on Veterans Day.
U.N. Responds to Our Story
The United Nations Development Program says it properly handled money spent in the Afghanistan election effort.
U.N. Can’t Account for Millions Sent to Afghan Election Board
Two audits raise questions about the commission carrying out Afghanistan's elections, and about the United Nations' oversight of money sent to ensure a fair vote.
Civilian Contractor Toll in Iraq and Afghanistan Ignored by Defense Dept.
More than 1,600 civilian workers have died in the war zones, but the Pentagon isn't tracking the casualties.
Pentagon Study Proposes Overhaul of Defense Base Act to Cover Care for Injured Contractors
Congress could save as much as $250 million a year through a sweeping overhaul of the controversial U.S. system to care for civilian contractors injured in war zones, according to a new Pentagon study.
Congressman Announces Plan to Reform U.S. System to Care for Injured Civilian Contractors
Rep. Elijah Cummings said he hoped his proposal would reduce the $300 million a year paid by defense contractors to insurance companies.
Company That Probes War Contractor Injuries for AIG Is Itself Under Scrutiny
The Labor Department is looking into whether a Maltese company misrepresented its employees as agents of the U.S. government.
Dobleng Dusa ang Nakuha sa Pagtatrabaho para sa Amerika
Read a translation in Filipino of the June 19, 2009, story, "Foreign Workers for U.S. Are Casualties Twice Over."
Report Finds Advantages in Gov’t Takeover of Care for Injured Contractors
Citing high insurance premiums paid by the Pentagon, the Congressional Research Service suggests cutting out the middleman.
Contractor Care May Figure in Obama’s Meeting With Filipino President
A senator in Manila presses for proper compensation of those injured or killed while working for the U.S. in war zones.
Congressional Hearing: Officials Admit Major Flaws in Program to Aid Wounded War-Zone Workers
Lawmakers criticized a federal program that relies on private insurance companies to provide medical care and benefits to civilians injured while working in Iraq and Afghanistan as injured war contractors confronted the executives of the companies they have been fighting for care.
