Afghanistan is the world’s largest opium producer with 80% of the drug originating in the country. While most of the drugs are sent abroad, heroin has taken a heavy toll on Afghanistan, too. According …
Do ‘bounties’ on US troops in Afghanistan reflect a line crossed or ‘nothing new’ in long US-Russia history?
The U.S. has accused Russia of backing the Taliban for years. The relationship is under new scrutiny after allegations of ‘bounties’ on U.S. troops.
US peace envoy looks to start of talks to end Afghanistan war
Washington’s peace envoy told Pakistani officials that Afghanistan’s Taliban and Kabul’s political leaders were close to starting negotiations to decide the face of a post-war Afghanistan, a crucial …
White House tentatively agrees to leave some troops in Afghanistan past U.S. election
Pentagon officials warned that a complete withdrawal over the next five months could plunge Afghanistan into crisis, prompting Trump to alter his plan to withdraw all U.S. troops by November.
Behind the top-secret Russian military intelligence unit accused of paying insurgents to kill Americans in Afghanistan
There is a Russian clandestine military intelligence unit known as the 29155, and it is believed to behind a string of scandals – most recently, a reported scheme to pay bounties to Afghan insurgents …
US, Russia share a complex and bloody history in Afghanistan
Moscow and Washington are intertwined in a complex and bloody history in Afghanistan, with both suffering thousands of dead and wounded in conflicts lasting for years.
Russia denies supplying weapons to Afghanistan’s Taliban
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that Moscow has never delivered weapons to the Taliban movement in Afghanistan, countering U.S. allegations …
Taliban’s use of US weapons muddled two death inquiries in Afghanistan
A call came to a tip line alleging that an individual who killed two Americans recently was released from the hospital, …
The bounty price against US troops in Afghanistan reached as high as $100,000, report says
The bounties against US troops netted upwards of $100,000, according to Afghan officials cited in The New York Times.
Russia paid up to $100k bounty for US deaths in Afghanistan: NYT
Rachel Maddow reads from a breaking New York Times report that reveals more details about the people and payments involved in Russia paying Taliban fighters to target American military members.