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applegrove

(118,014 posts)
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 07:25 PM Jun 2020

Russia Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops

Russia Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops

June 26, 2020 at 4:22 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 252 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/06/26/russia-offered-afghan-militants-bounties-to-kill-u-s-troops/

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“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,” the New York Times reports.

“Islamist militants, or armed criminal elements closely associated with them, are believed to have collected some bounty money… Twenty Americans were killed in combat in Afghanistan in 2019, but it was not clear which killings were under suspicion.”

“The intelligence finding was briefed to President Trump… Officials developed a menu of potential options — starting with making a diplomatic complaint to Moscow and a demand that it stop, along with an escalating series of sanctions and other possible responses, but the White House has yet to authorize any step.”

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Russia Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops (Original Post) applegrove Jun 2020 OP
And where is the media on this? . .. Iliyah Jun 2020 #1
And the President of the United States did... Zoonart Jun 2020 #2
War zone. Actual treason. How not? He's assisting the enemy. bullimiami Jun 2020 #3
K&R ck4829 Jun 2020 #4

Zoonart

(11,748 posts)
2. And the President of the United States did...
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 07:29 PM
Jun 2020

NOTHING..
Oh wait... he'd DID do something... He pressed for Russia to be included in the G8... AND he invited Putting to Washington for a visit.

TRAITOR... really WHAT MORE???? GOP??? WHAT MORE???

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