Drones have been used to target militants in Pakistan and Afghanistan
The CIA has cancelled a contract with US private security firm Blackwater for its operatives to load bombs onto drone aircraft in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
CIA Director Leon Panetta wanted such work to be done by the organisation's own employees only, officials said.
The New York Times revealed the existence of the secret contract with Blackwater, renamed Xe, in August.
On Thursday, the paper also reported that Xe employees had been involved in "snatch-and-grab operations" in Iraq.
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"We don't need no stinking mercenaries to grab snatch, I mean to snatch and grab, especially at $1000 per day. Our licensed to kill agents can do it for $200 per day." - Official CAI Souse
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