We’ve heard allegations about Russian attempts to bribe Taliban-leaning Islamic militants to target Americans and coalition troops in Afghanistan. The claims are the result of U.S. intelligence conclusions. What has followed makes the developments...
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Washington's envoy to Afghanistan on Saturday emphasized the economic benefits of the peace deal with the Taliban, forging ahead with an agreement that has run into new political obstacles in the U.S. and the region.Zalmay Khalilzad was wrapping up...
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The first story of the rest of Donald Trump’s life was published last Friday in the New York Times, revealing that the Russian intelligence agency known as the GRU has been paying bonuses to Taliban fighters to kill Americans, and that this...
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Amid the latest criticism of President Trump’s handling of the Russia Taliban allegations – the veteran Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein has delivered what could be the most damning indictment yet of the President.
Based on reports of...
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A couple weeks ago The New York Times published a story claiming that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban forces to kill US troops, citing “officials briefed on the matter.”
President Trump early Sunday morning dismissed the...
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Democrats, their liberal media, Never-Trump RINOs and Liz Cheney are very upset to hear Russia has been paying the Taliban to kill US soldiers in Afghanistan.
They’re not doing a very good job.
** There were 22 US deaths in Afghanistan total...
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Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that Moscow has never delivered weapons to the Taliban movement in Afghanistan, countering U.S. allegations
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Fox News host Brian Kilmeade defended President Donald Trump over the intelligence regarding Russian bounties to Taliban militias, arguing “it is not big news” that militants in Afghanistan want to kill Americans, with or without a cash...
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A statement released by the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad says Washington’s peace envoy has told Pakistani officials that Afghanistan’s Taliban and Kabul’s political leaders are close to starting negotiations to decide the face of a...
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Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) appeared on CNN Wednesday to defend his accusation that President Donald Trump had been “treasonous” after reports about Russia providing bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill U.S. troops.
During a...
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Two current Taliban officials and one former told Insider that they know Russia funds some operations. They said Pakistan and Iran do the same.
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U.S. President Donald Trump is dismissing reports suggesting Russia may have offered a bounty to Taliban-linked militants for attacks on U.S. forces after top aides said he was fully briefed on the intelligence. In a series of early morning tweets...
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The New York Times never reached out to the Russian embassy for comments regarding its unsubstantiated story about allegations that Moscow offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants to assassinate US soldiers in Afghanistan,...
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White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany strongly suggested “rogue” members of the intelligence community leaked blockbuster news of a Russia bounty program that paid Taliban militants to kill American troops in Afghanistan as part...
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Brett McGurk, the former US envoy to the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, slammed President Donald Trump over reports saying he wasn’t briefed on the intel about Russian bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill U.S. troops.
MSNBC’s...
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"At the end of the day, my son is still gone. He's still not coming home," the mother of a US Marine who was killed in the bombing reportedly said.
On Tuesday, The New York Times reported that intelligence officials have tracked down payments from the Russian military to the Taliban that could be the alleged bounties paid to kill American troops in Afghanistan. “American officials...
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The secretary of state said Tuesday that he pressed "the Taliban to live up to their commitments," including "not to attack Americans."
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New York Times: “American officials intercepted electronic data showing large financial transfers from a bank account controlled by Russia’s military intelligence agency to a Taliban-linked account, which was among the evidence that...
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What's going on with the National Security Agency's skepticism over the apparent Russian bounty plot to pay the Taliban to attack U.S. soldiers?
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