Blackwater/Xe Is Still In Business In Afghanistan

This picture shows the website of U.S. Training Center, a business unit of the private security firm formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide. (Credit: CBS)

Blackwater Firm Gets $120M U.S. Gov't Contract -- CBS News

CBS News has learned in an exclusive report that the State Department has awarded a part of what was formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide a contract worth more than $120 million for providing security services in Afghanistan.

Private security firm U.S. Training Center, a business unit of the Moyock, N.C.-based Blackwater, now called Xe Services, was awarded the contract Friday, a State Department spokeswoman said Friday night.

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More News On Blackwater/Xe And Their Role In Afghanistan

Firm once known as Blackwater gets Afghan contract -- AP
Part of Blackwater given US contract in Afghanistan: report -- AFP
Obama Administration Keeping Blackwater Armed and Dangerous in Afghanistan -- The Nation
Blackwater-connected firm gets $100m+ Afghan security contract -- The Raw Story
Blackwater Firm Gets $120 Million U.S. Government Contract -- Huffington Post