Contractor Deaths Surge In Afghanistan As They Outnumber US Soldiers

Contractor Deaths Surge In Afghanistan As They Outnumber US Soldiers

A recent Congressional Research Service analysis obtained by ProPublica looked at the number of civilian contractors killed in Afghanistan in recent months. It's not pretty.

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.

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