U.S. military suspends Afghanistan ammunition deal (Reuters)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Thu, 03/27/2008 - 11:25am

An Afghan soldier stands guard near the car of a suicide bomber as it burns in Kabul January 31, 2008.<br /><br />REUTER/Omar Sobhani (Reuters)Reuters - A Florida company hired by the Pentagon to supply ammunition to Afghan soldiers sent the troops Chinese gun cartridges that were more than 40 years old, the U.S. military said in documents obtained by Reuters.




 

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