Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Charging $6,500 for Seat on Flights Out of Kabul, Afghanistan |
Written by <a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=21320"><span class="small">Barbie Latza Nadeau, The Daily Beast</span></a> |
Wednesday, 25 August 2021 13:02 |
Excerpt: "Blackwater founder Erik Prince is among the growing number of private defense contractors and former spies who are attempting to turn a profit on desperate Afghans who want out of their country before the U.S. shutters its 20-year mission on August 31."
Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Charging $6,500 for Seat on Flights Out of Kabul, Afghanistan25 August 21
Other private entities are offering over ground travel despite increased checkpoints on the way to the Pakistan border. Meanwhile, efforts have stepped up to evacuate as many Americans, green card holders and eligible Afghans before the hard deadline. On Tuesday, the U.S. military began its own withdrawal preparations to be ready to remove all staff and equipment by next week. |