Tens of thousands of workers from Nepal, the Philippines and other developing countries took jobs at U.S. military bases in Afghanistan.
Called third-country nationals, or TCNs, because they were not from the U.S. or Afghanistan, they worked as cafeteria workers, janitors and often armed guards for the bases.
When a car bomb or other Taliban attack occurred, Afghans and TCN contractors “were far more likely to be killed or injured,” said the report.
During the interviews, Coburn and Gill found 12 different contract workers injured or killed who did not appear to have received proper compensation.
When contractors are found to have violated insurance requirements, there is little punishment, according to the report.