WASHINGTON—Families of American soldiers and personnel wounded or killed in Afghanistan have accused two U.S. contractors of paying protection money to the Taliban, expanding a lawsuit filed earlier. Two companies identified in an amended complaint received at least $1.7 billion in contracts to implement U.S. aid projects in Afghanistan over almost a decade through 2015, according to records cited in the lawsuit.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 06, 2020 19:18 UTC