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Article Link Recommend Twitter Linkedin E-Mail Print Reprints Share Close Digg Reddit Tumblr Permalink KABUL, Afghanistan — Even dying is being outsourced here. Enlarge This Image Umit Bektas/Reuters Contractors from the United States and other countries were wounded in an attack last year in Logar Province, Afghanistan. Related Times Topic: Afghanistan Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors This is a war where traditional military jobs, from mess hall cooks to base guards and convoy drivers, have increasingly been shifted to the private sector. Many American generals and di