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Embassy guards 'dress as Afghans'

Source: The independent
Kabul : Afghanistan | 3 months ago  
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Private security contractors guarding America's embassy in Kabul dressed as mujahedin fighters and went out on unauthorised night-time military operations in the Afghan capital, according to reports being investigated by the US State Department. The dossier, seen by The Independent, tells how...
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