Read more convoys stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/14238/convoys.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 22 May 2012 15:57:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/43064/taliban-force-us-to-find-new-route-to-afghanistan.htmlJason Farago<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=154657&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401000727' border='0' />Since the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, the American military has received about 75% of its supplies via a NATO corridor from Pakistan. But as the Taliban continue to grow in strength and the border region becomes ever more unstable, the US is now seeking new routes—including a punishing...A Pakistani oil tanker carrying supplies for US and NATO forces waits for security clearance to travel to Afghanistan at Chaman, Pakistan Monday, Nov. 17, 2008.http://www.newser.com/story/43064/taliban-force-us-to-find-new-route-to-afghanistan.htmlWed, 19 Nov 2008 08:39:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/10072/audits-rip-fed-oversight-of-security-firms-costs.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=38615&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401030744' border='0' />A State Department internal review of its own security practices in Iraq is sharply critical of the lack of oversight of private contractors Blackwater, DynCorp International and Triple Canopy. A second report due today says officials can't say what the government got for $1.2B paid to DynCorp since 2004,...In a file photo Plainclothes contractors working for Blackwater USA take part in a firefight as Iraqi demonstrators loyal to Muqtada Al Sadr attempt to advance on a facility being defended by U.S. and Spanish soldiers, Sunday, April 4, 2004 in the Iraqi city of Najaf, The State Department may phase out or limit the use of private security guards in Iraq, which could mean canceling Blackwater USA's contract or awarding it to another company in line with an Iraqi government demand, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Gervasio Sanchez)http://www.newser.com/story/10072/audits-rip-fed-oversight-of-security-firms-costs.htmlTue, 23 Oct 2007 07:20:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/8916/rice-orders-blackwater-chaperones.htmlJonas Oransky<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=33245&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401031403' border='0' />Condoleezza Rice has ordered all private security convoys in Iraq to be accompanied by at least one US diplomatic security agent. The Secretary of State acted on an internal review sparked by the recent Blackwater shooting incident that left 17 civilians dead. Contractors will also be monitored by video cameras...Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, looks on as President Bush, center, and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, left, make statements to reporters at the end of their meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)http://www.newser.com/story/8916/rice-orders-blackwater-chaperones.htmlFri, 05 Oct 2007 12:55:00 CDT