Private Military Companies in Afghanistan

[Teddy Ruxpin]

Well, the best I can do is steer you to their website and this link:

http://www.mpri.com/site/subchannels/job_details.cfm?job_id=495

It will give you an idea of what MPRI is after and (throughout the rest of the site) what they do.

Cheers,

TR

 

[phil1477]

Hello

I am looking for some hints about companies like
-Blackwater
-CACI
-Dyncorp
-Global Risks
concerning their work in Afgh.
I already know Dyncorp being active in Protection of Pres. Karzai and as police advisers. What else?
Global Risk helped with the election, what else?
Who knows about interrogation contractors?
Who knows what Blackwater is actually doing?

As well I am interested in the opinion of regular soldiers on these companies? How ist cooperation with them etc.

I would appreciate your comments very much!!!

Phil
[email protected]

 

[Bruce Monkhouse]

How about telling us why?
Not enough info available in Europe?

 

[wack-in-iraq]

Alot of US companies require you to have only about 4 years of military exp and a tour but you will need a US citizenship for most of them. You could probably find some that won't require one or you can try British companies.

would you sgn up with a company that didnt have strict guidlines ?  ive seen a lot of rag tag PSD teams over here, and no amount of money would make me sign with them. just imagine driving around in an armoured vehicle full of guys who spent a year or two in the reserves and figured they were rambo.....

for those who are serious and have good experience.... sorry reservists, this doesnt include you..... i have a very large list of PSD crews working here in iraq, and most work in other countries as well, so PM me... but please, only if you are serious.

 

[phil1477]

I am not looking for a job in the industry.  :
I am actually writing a paper on PMCs in Afghanistan and hope to receive some more infos from people who might have contact or are actually in the industry.

THX

Phil

 

[ReadyAyeReady]

I'm not positive if these guys are involved in Afghanistan, but they might be...they are in Iraq for sure...

Control Risks Group: www.crg.com

 

[Armymedic]

MPRI has several people here, in fact we interact with them quite often. They are advising the higher levels of the Afghan military, and are intergal to the planning that goes on in OMC-A with regard to training the ANA.

so MPRI is one,

Millennium (sp) is the company that consults on security of installations I have heard about,

As for private security firms, they are harder to see, and more often then not doing security on private persons, buildings etc. The ANA have taken over most of the tasks for security of Gov't installations, but no doubt they still have some advisers, but I believe they are all military.