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Reports say Russia offered bounty on US troops in Afghanistan

from USA Today

Reports say Russia offered bounty on US troops in Afghanistan USA Today U.S. intelligence officials said Russian operatives secretly offered cash payments to Taliban-linked militants to kill coalition troops, including Americans, in Afghanistan, according to multiple news media reports. The New York Times, which first reported the story, said a unit of Russia's military intelligence agency — the GRU, known for orchestrating assassinations and destabilization efforts against Western democracies — was behind the bounties on U.S. troops. Russia and the Taliban denied the reports, and President Donald Trump said he didn't know about the reported bounties. READ MORE

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