Contractors Paying a Heavy Price in Afghanistan

There are more civilian contractors working in Afghanistan than there are American Soldiers serving there.  More civilian contractors working for American companies than American Soldiers died in Afghanistan in 2011.  These contractor deaths do not get much press for a couple of reasons.  Many of the contractors are Third Country Nationals (TCNs).  Those firms that do lose contractors with U.S. citizenship do not have the same reporting requirements as when a military member dies.  Read more in "Risks of Afghan War Shift From Soldiers to Contractors",  The New York Times, February 11, 2012.