The costs for contractors work-ing in a war zone have become shockingly apparent in recent months as insurgents have made targets of civilians reconstructing Iraq and Afghanistan. While acknowledging the human costs, contractors are cautiously continuing to execute their contractual obligations and to pursue new contracts there. The financial risks are manageable, most say. At least 10 employees of prime contractors or subcontractors have died in Iraq and Afghanistan this year, according to published reports. In addition, three have been injured and an engineer kidnapped (see table). He was later released (ENR 12/8 p.15).
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