AFGHANISTAN: PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS BECOME A SOURCE OF PUBLIC SCORN

Early this year, 39 companies -- 21 of them foreign-based -- were licensed under regulations issued in 2008. However, loopholes in criminal jurisdiction and accountability allow many security firms to operate in a gray area, seemingly beyond the reach of the Afghan justice system. Some companies, which did not, or could not obtain licenses, reportedly continue to operate with impunity. In some instances, private security contractors employed by foreign militaries or diplomatic missions enjoy immunity.
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