432. When Your Safety Becomes My Danger

Sep 24, 2020 · 47m 57s
432. When Your Safety Becomes My Danger
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The families of U.S. troops killed and wounded in Afghanistan are suing several companies that did reconstruction there. Why? These companies, they say, paid the Taliban protection money, which gave...

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The families of U.S. troops killed and wounded in Afghanistan are suing several companies that did reconstruction there. Why? These companies, they say, paid the Taliban protection money, which gave them the funding — and opportunity — to attack U.S. soldiers instead. A look at the messy, complicated, and heart-breaking tradeoffs of conflict-zone economies.
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Author Stephen J. Dubner and WNYC Studios
Organization Stephen J. Dubner and WNYC Studios
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