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Taliban targets U.S. contractors working on projects in Afghanistan
The Taliban has begun regularly targeting U.S. government contractors in southern Afghanistan, stepping up use of a tactic that is rattling participating firms and could undermine development projects intended to stem the insurgency, according to U.S. officials.
Saturday, April 17, 2010

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On the way to being an enduring base: Camp Lemonier, Djibouti grows to support AFRICOM
Increasing American activity in the Horn of Africa has propelled Lemonier from a sleepy 97-acre post to a 500-acre base that’s become one of the military’s major installations on the continent. Last year’s stand-up of U.S. Africa Command means the base is only going to get busier.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009

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Commandos Rescue US Contractor Hostage Near Kabul
U.S. Special Forces soldiers freed a kidnapped American working for the Army Corps of Engineers during a nighttime mission last week - a rare hostage rescue in a country where ransom abductions have become increasingly common.
Friday, October 24, 2008

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Welcome home: Contractor hostages released
After more than five years in captivity, three Northrop Grumman Corp. contract employees have been rescued by the Colombian military and have returned safely in time to celebrate Independence Day at home in the United States.
Friday, July 4, 2008

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Cheated into Working in a War Zone
According to this story by the Epoch Times, thousands of impoverished Asians are tricked into driving supply trucks through Iraq's sniper fire and mortar bombs.
Friday, July 4, 2008

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Wild Kabul Nights for Civilian Security
Afghan police have started arresting them for carrying guns in public -- part of a growing hostility by the Afghan government to international private security companies. Meanwhile, American aid workers and even U.S. Embassy personnel depend on private guards for their safety. With tensions escalating, how do these private contractors chill out?
Saturday, June 21, 2008

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Guard at US base ‘stranded’ in Qatar after being sacked
An American security guard recruited by DynCorp International to serve at the As Sayliyah base has been “stranded” in Qatar for over a year after he was sacked by his employers in April 2007.
Friday, May 2, 2008

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Kiwis find pay not worth risk
Former New Zealand soldiers are leaving Iraq as pay and conditions worsen, a security expert says. The standard rate for a "shooter" – a gun-carrying contractor – now 170 ($NZ438) a day, down from a high of 340 a day.
Saturday, July 14, 2007

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Choose the wrong car in Baghdad and you die
There are two choices for foreign drivers: an armoured vehicle or an anonymous old wreck. Either way it’s dodgy.
Tuesday, October 10, 2006

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KBR addresses driving, working in Iraq
While there has been media coverage of a September 2005 convoy attack since its occurrence, KBR’s priority has always been the safety and security of its employees, regardless of where they work around the world.
Sunday, October 1, 2006

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Some have R&R, others still rough it in Iraq
The military operates more than 100 FOBs in Iraq. Unlike the rear-area base camps of previous wars, Iraq FOBs are scattered throughout the country, sometimes in the middle of hostile territory.
Sunday, June 11, 2006

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KBR Statement on Truck Drivers in Iraq
The following is a statement from KBR Inc.'s corporate communications office in Houston in response to some of the questions submitted by NPR regarding issues covered in a report on KBR truck drivers in Iraq.
Friday, May 26, 2006

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Civilian Drivers Feel Neglected After Working in Iraq - part two
Unarmed and untrained for combat, civilian truck drivers who haul freight between military bases in Iraq find themselves on the war's frontlines. At least 63 -- including 24 Americans -- have died so far, mostly from shootings and roadside bombs. The constant exposure to violence puts the contractors at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder. And some complain they're forgotten once they return home.
Friday, May 26, 2006

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The Trucker's War: On the Road in Iraq - part one
Private contractors are America's shadow army in Iraq; essential, but often forgotten. Among the most vulnerable: Civilian truck drivers who navigate the most dangerous roads in the world, delivering everything from meals to mail to bullets to portable toilets.
Friday, May 26, 2006

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The Other Americans in Iraq
When Americans think about Iraq they tend to focus on the 137,000 U.S. troops here. But there also are 944 Defense Department civilian employees working in the country. Their biggest complaint: income tax.
Tuesday, February 21, 2006

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Workers As Targets
Along with personal security considerations, contractors must choose the right employees to send, deal with unusual administrative issues, and take care of employees when they are in the war zone.
Saturday, February 4, 2006

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The Perils Facing Contractors on the World's Most Dangerous Road
Those that have chosen to make their living amid the mayhem and random murder of post-invasion Iraq call it the BIAP-dash. It is the journey to Baghdad international airport, along the most dangerous highway in the world.
Saturday, December 3, 2005

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In harm's way: Titan in Iraq
Workers say 'Wild West' conditions put lives in danger. Employees of Titan and other corporations have become part of an experiment in government contracting run largely by trial and error. Several current and former Titan employees say they worked in a land of chaos and lawlessness, where company rules were often vague and employees were sometimes left to fend for themselves.
Monday, July 25, 2005

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Info from Iraq: From someone who is doing the run and gun
reprinted by permission. This article appeared on securitydriver.com with this introduction: "This is a great outline put together by Ben Thomas. It's outstanding because someone who is on the ground doing the run and gun is willing to share his experience and make recommendations. Ben confided to me that he wrote this late at night after a particularly bad day, so it has not been proof read or massaged, it's from the heart of a tired warrior, who wants to help others for no other reason than to help others."
Tuesday, May 17, 2005

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Working in A War Zone
While many employers are wooing potential candidates, KBR head recruiter John Watson says he and his 67 recruiters are "trying to talk them out of it." But with 16,000 applicants a month, he's not worried about filling his 2,000 present openings. And average salaries of $80,000 to $100,000 a year certainly don't hurt the cause.
Monday, February 14, 2005