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Statement of Hamed L. Wardak |
December 16, 2009
Statement of Hamed L. Wardak, founder, chairman and CEO of NCL Holdings, in response to the press release of Congressman John Tierney, Chairman of the Subcommittee Investigation into the Department of Defense's Afghan Host Nation Trucking Contract of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
As founder, chairman and CEO of NCL Holdings, I welcome Congressman Tierney's investigation. My company provided information to both Democratic and Republican staffers on the Committee before we were asked. We stand ready to provide any additional information that may be requested.
NCL Holdings, as part of the Host Nation Trucking contract, has made no direct payments to any security firm in Afghanistan.
We hope that Congressman Tierney's investigation will force other trucking companies inside Afghanistan to meet the same standards that we observe. We wish to be the gold standard for trucking and security firms inside Afghanistan because of our strong commitment to western standards of strong internal financial controls as well as vetting employees and all subcontractors to make sure that they have no improper affiliations.
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