Afghanistan's push to tax U.S. contractors could renew tensions

The Afghan government is ramping up efforts to tax U.S. contractors operating there - an effort that could raise millions for the cash-strapped government but could also provoke fresh confrontation with the United States, according to U.S. and Afghan officials. - Afghanistan's push to tax U.S. contractors could renew tensions
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