KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Six contractors at the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan were fired Saturday amid charges of drunken and lewd behavior, bringing the total to 14, officials said.
U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry also told reporters the entire senior management team from ArmorGroup North America, which employed the private security guards, has been sacked will be replaced immediately, CNN reported.
U.S. State Department officials said Friday that eight ArmorGroup guards had been sacked.
"We've immediately taken several actions," Eikenberry told CNN. "First of all, 13 of the employees of ArmorGroup have been terminated from their contracts. That's a combination of some management and any of the individuals that were involved in this very disgusting behavior that occurred."
A 14th guard was fired soon after Eikenberry spoke to reporters in Kabul, the U.S. broadcaster said.
The guards are also reported to have brought prostitutes to the barracks, the New York Daily News reported.
The State Department has made no move to end its $189 million contract with the company, a subsidiary of Wackenhut Services Inc., the News said. A Wackenhut spokeswoman said the company is cooperating with the investigation.
The embassy said the dismissed guards were ordered to leave Afghanistan immediately.
