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U.S. official reportedly set up unit to kill Afghan militants

Source country reuters Monday, March 15, 2010 8:22:00 AM CET | info More about this article... [other]

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Pentagon official set up a unit of private contractors in Afghanistan and Pakistan to help track and kill suspected militants, The New York Times reported on its website, citing military officials and businessmen in Afghanistan and the United States....

US official set up unit to kill Afghan militants-NYT

Source country alertnet Monday, March 15, 2010 7:27:00 AM CET | info More about this article... [other]

Entities: James Bond[1]; Robert Young[1];

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WASHINGTON, March 15 (Reuters) - A Pentagon official set up a unit of private contractors in Afghanistan and Pakistan to help track and kill suspected militants, The New York Times reported on its website, citing military officials and businessmen in Afghanistan and the United States....

US official set up private spy network in Pakistan: NYT

Source country dawn Monday, March 15, 2010 7:14:00 AM CET | info More about this article... [other]

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These people gathered intelligence on the whereabouts of suspected militants and the location of insurgent camps....

Defense official ran private spy operation

Source country trendnews-az Monday, March 15, 2010 5:36:00 AM CET | info More about this article... [other]

A Defense Department official is under investigation for hiring private contractors to gather intelligence on suspected insurgents in Afghanistan and Pakistan, The New York Times reported Sunday. That information was then supplied to military units and intelligence officials, the Times ......

Paper: Defense official ran private spy operation

Source country newschannel5 Monday, March 15, 2010 5:34:00 AM CET | info More about this article... [other]

A Defense Department official is under investigation for hiring private contractors to gather intelligence on suspected insurgents in Afghanistan and Pakistan, The New York Times reported Sunday....

Contractors Tied to Effort to Track and Kill Militants

Source country nytimes Monday, March 15, 2010 4:25:00 AM CET | info More about this article... [other]

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A Defense Department official set up a private network of spies in Afghanistan and Pakistan who gathered intelligence on insurgents, according to officials....

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