SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY RELEASES REPORT:    

WARLORD, INC.
Extortion and Corruption Along the U.S. Supply Chain in Afghanistan

The Majority staff of the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs released a report entitled, Warlord, Inc. Extortion and Corruption Along the U.S. Supply Chain in Afghanistan on June 22, 2010.  The report culminates a six-month investigation at the direction of Chairman John Tierney into the Department of Defense's Host Nation Trucking (HNT) contract.

The contents of the report are avaliable below.

 Letter From Chairman Tierney,  Methodology, and Contents

Executive Summary

Background

Finding 1:
Security for the U.S. Supply Chain is Principally Provided by Warlords

Finding 2:
The Highway Warlords Run a Protection Racket

Finding 3:
Protection Payments for Safe Passage Are a Significant Potential Source of Funding for the Taliban

Finding 4:
Unaccountable Supply Chain Security Contractors Fuel Corruption

Finding 5:
Unaccountable Supply Chain Security Contractors Undermine U.S. Counterinsurgency Strategy

Finding 6:
The Department of Defense Lacks Effective Oversight of Its Supply Chain and Private Security Contractors in Afghanistan

Finding 7:
HNT Contractors Warned the Department of Defense About Protection Payments for Safe Passage to No Avail

Recommendations

Endnotes

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