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Outrage mounts over report Russia offered bounties to Afghanistan militants for killing US soldiers
Outrage has greeted media reports that say American intelligence officials believe a Russian military intelligence unit offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing foreign soldiers in Afghanistan, including targeting Americans.
The story first appeared in the New York Times, citing its sources as unnamed officials briefed on the matter, and followed up by the Washington Post. The reports said that the US had come to the conclusion about the operation several months ago and offered rewards for successful attacks last year.
The Times wrote: "The intelligence finding was briefed to Trump, and the White House's National Security Council discussed the problem at an interagency meeting in late March." White House officials apparently drew up several possible options to retaliate against the Kremlin, ranging from a diplomatic reprimand right through to fresh sanctions. However, the White House has so far not taken any action.
It is not clear if bounties were ever paid out for successfully killing American soldiers.
(Score: 2) by looorg on Sunday June 28 2020, @12:42PM (1 child)
I'm sure there will be a response eventually, after all this tit for tat where the USA and (Soviet-) Russia are poking in each others wars (or whatever the things should be called or classified as) have been going on now since the end of the last world war. One intervenes somewhere and the other one more or less instantly finds the opposition and starts to shower them with money, arms and training just to prolong and make the whole ordeal as painful and prolonged as possible.
(Score: 2) by Bot on Sunday June 28 2020, @12:55PM
It need not be a military response, this is a little scandal which the Russians will deny no matter what and if true will be used to silence Russians when one of the allies is caught doing dirty stuff.
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