Afghanistan: America's Top Mercenary Wants to Go into Afghanistan and Take the Minerals

Dec 7, 2017 | Kelly O'Meara Morales, The Week
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Former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince wants to privatize the U.S. military efforts in Afghanistan, but apparently he's also very interested in the country's rare minerals. On Thursday, BuzzFeed News published Prince's 19-page plan to end America's longest war, which involves sending private contractors and U.S. special forces to fight alongside and train Afghan soldiers.