Jan 23 Families of Americans killed in Afghanistan sue contractors over alleged Taliban payments
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 families of 143 troops and contractors killed and wounded between 2009 and 2017, seeks damages under the federal Anti-Terrorism Act.