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WASHINGTON — American intelligence officials have concluded that a Russian military intelligence unit secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing coalition forces in Afghanistan — including targeting American troops — amid the peace talks to end the long-running war there, according to officials briefed on the matter.

The United States concluded months ago that the Russian unit, which has been linked to assassination attempts and other covert operations in Europe intended to destabilize the West or take revenge on turncoats, had covertly offered rewards for successful attacks last year. Read More ›››



Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says | The New York Times

The Trump administration has been deliberating for months about what to do about a stunning intelligence assessment.

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