Nepal Contributing to the ISAF Mission

There are a lot of contractors in Afghanistan. Many of them are from the United States. Many of them come from Europe. And some come from Nepal - yes, Nepal. The Nepalis work in a variety of jobs to include security, support, and food service. Some are legally in Afghanistan and others are skirting the rules a bit. There are about 5,000 Nepalis working in Afghanistan according to the Afghan government. Read more on this topic in "Thousands of Nepalis work illegally in Afghanistan", Kantipur.com, November 2, 2014.