By Erik Larson | Bloomberg Families of almost 150 U.S. service members and civilians who were killed or wounded in terror attacks in Afghanistan sued a group of Western contractors involved in the nation’s reconstruction for allegedly bribing the Taliban for protection for years. The alleged payments ultimately...

By Kevin Breuninger and Lauren Hirsch | CNBC KEY POINTS U.S. and international companies helped finance a “Taliban-led terrorist insurgency” in Afghanistan that killed or hurt American service members and civilians, according to a new lawsuit filed Friday. The suit alleges that the contractors made protection...

By David Shortell, CNN In this June 6, 2019, file photo, a US military Chinook helicopter lands in a field outside the governor's palace during a visit by the commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan. (CNN)Family members of US service members who were killed or wounded in...

By Adam Shaw | Fox News Families of more than 140 U.S. service members and contractors killed or wounded in Afghanistan are suing U.S. and international contractors, alleging that those companies paid the Taliban for security services -- giving the group money that later funded deadly attacks on U.S. troops. The lawsuit, filed Friday by...

By Michael R. Gordon and Jessica Donati The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—Major U.S. and international contractors involved in Afghanistan reconstruction projects allegedly paid the Taliban for protection, providing the insurgency with money that was used to attack and kill U.S. troops, according to a lawsuit filed in...