Security Companies Hired by Canadian Military for Afghanistan Under Question

"OTTAWA — Canada spent more than $41 million on hired guns in Afghanistan over four years, much of it going to security companies slammed by the U.S. Senate for having warlords on the payroll. Both the Defence and Foreign Affairs departments have employed 11 security contractors in Kabul and Kandahar since 2006, but have kept quiet about the details. Now documents tabled in Parliament at the request of the New Democrats provide the first comprehensive picture of the use of private contractors, which have been accused of adding to the chaos in Afghanistan."

Read the rest of the article in "Canada's hired guns in Afghanistan slammed in U.S. report", CTV Ottawa, February 6, 2011.