Dexter Filkins reports on a Congressional investigation that found that American taxpayers have inadvertently created a network of warlords across Afghanistan who are making millions of dollars escorting NATO convoys. These warlords operate outside the control of either the Afghan government or the American and NATO militaries.
The finding dovetails with an earlier Times report on the issue, focusing on Matiullah Khan, the head of a private army that earns millions of dollars guarding NATO supply convoys and fights Taliban insurgents alongside American Special Forces.
http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/21/report-cites-u-s-financing-of-afghan-warlords/?src=twt&twt=nytimesworld
The finding dovetails with an earlier Times report on the issue, focusing on Matiullah Khan, the head of a private army that earns millions of dollars guarding NATO supply convoys and fights Taliban insurgents alongside American Special Forces.
http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/21/report-cites-u-s-financing-of-afghan-warlords/?src=twt&twt=nytimesworld