Not everyone loves John Ashcroft, but it’s fair to say that his reputation is better than Xe Services, the military contracting firm formerly known as Blackwater. The former Bush attorney general will bring his comparatively spotless record to the…

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Ashcroft to Head Ethics at Blackwater

Afghanistan has banned eight private security firms, including the company formerly known as Blackwater, a spokesman for President Hamid Karzai told reporters Sunday.

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Afghanistan bans 8 security firms

Xe, the private security firm once known as Blackwater, has reached a settlement with the State Department over alleged export violations that allows it to continue to get government contracts, a State Department official said.

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Settlement allows Xe to still get U.S. contracts

Two former employees of a security company owned by the US firm formerly known as Blackwater plead not guilty to killing two Afghans in 2009.

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Not guilty plea over Kabul deaths