Panel examines anti-corruption work in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON -- The military's battle against contracting corruption in war zones is coming under scrutiny from lawmakers troubled by a Pentagon decision not to ban an Afghan-owned company from doing business with the U.S. after the firm was accused of operating an illicit protection racket. Rep. John ...

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