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posted by martyb on Sunday June 28 2020, @10:05AM   Printer-friendly
from the white-house:-no-shits-given dept.

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.


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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday June 28 2020, @02:20PM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Sunday June 28 2020, @02:20PM (#1013667) Journal

    would be just tit-for-tat for the USA funding the Mujaheddin.

    Too late for tit-for-tat. Russia should have done that oh 35 years ago. They're not even the same country anymore - or do all the former Soviet republics get a chance for tit-for-tat?