More contractors killed in Afghanistan in 2011 than military

Risks of Afghan war shift from soldiers to contractors
Published: February 12, 2012
More civilian contractors working for American companies died in Afghanistan last year than U.S. soldiers died, The New York Times reported.

The rising number of civilian and contractor deaths could remain an invisible toll of the war since private companies are not required -- and often don't -- publicly announce the names of their war dead.

Last year, at least 430 employees of American contractors were reported killed in Afghanistan, the Times reported, citing compiled data from the American Embassy in Kabul and data publicly available, in part, from the United States Department of Labor.
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