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Stars and Stripes | Troop levels are down, but US says 18,000 contractors remain in Afghanistan
The Pentagon employs more than seven contractors for every service member in Afghanistan, figures from U.S. Central Command show.
More than 18,000 contractors remain in Afghanistan, a Defense Department report released this week said, after the Pentagon announced Friday it had reduced its troop total in the country to 2,500. |
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