Trump Considers Expanding War In Afghanistan To Exploit Minerals

Trump is reportedly being encouraged by corporate executives to take advantage of Afghanistan’s mineral wealth

Jake Johnson
By Jake Johnson
Trump appears committed to the belief that mineral extraction "could be one justification for the United States to stay engaged in" Afghanistan, the New York Times reported. (Photo: DVIDSHUB/Flickr/cc)

As the 16th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan approaches, President Donald Trump is reportedly being pressured by a billionaire financier and a chemical executive to extend the scope of the conflict for one simple, greedy reason: to exploit Afghanistan's mineral reserves. According to James Risen and Mark Landler of the New York

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White House Hires Billionaire War Profiteers To Aid In War Planning

Blackwater founder Erik Prince and billionaire Stephen Feinberg reportedly “recruited” for war planning.

Jake Johnson
By Jake Johnson
Blackwater founder Erik Prince testifies before a House committee examining the mission and performance of private military contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, Oct. 2, 2007. (Susan Walsh/AP)

Two of President Donald Trump's closest aides have reportedly solicited advice from two wealthy private military contractors — Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater, and Stephen Feinberg, the billionaire owner of DynCorp International—on how to proceed with the sixteen-year-long war in Afghanistan. According to the New York Times, White House Chief

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DynCorp Mercenaries Enter Yemen As Death Toll Climbs

Mercenaries from DynCorp have entered Yemen to fight for the Saudi-led coalition after fighters from the infamous Blackwater group were routed by the Houthis.

teleSUR
By teleSUR
Private military contractors have been an integral part of Saudi Arabia's strategy to win it's ground war in Yemen, something the inexperienced Saudi military has been unable to accomplish. (Khalid Mohammed/AP)

A new batch of mercenaries from the United States have entered Yemen, according to Russia Insider. The hired guns are from the company DynCorp, a U.S.-based private military contractor. The United Arab Emirates paid DynCorp to send these men to fight against the Houthi rebels in the country. DynCorp will reportedly receive US$3 billion for their

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Exclusive: Private Security Contractors, Fanning The Flames In Afghanistan? (AUDIO)

Presence of US-backed private security in Afghanistan seems only to contribute to the ongoing violence.

Jo Erickson
By Jo Erickson

  [soundcloud id='115651871'] As the world media spotlight fixes on the Syria crisis, hidden from view is the continuing bloody war raging in Afghanistan, where civilian casualties are escalating. Adding to the death toll are U.S.-backed private security contractors. In a recent incident currently under investigation by NATO, a gunman,

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