They are working harder than ever to keep up with the death toll from the novel coronavirus. “People bring their dead during the day and during the night,” says a gravedigger named Abbas.
Fact check: White House press secretary makes two false claims about the Iraq War in one sentence
Facing a barrage of questions over President Donald Trump’s handling of intelligence about alleged Russian bounties to kill US soldiers in Afghanistan, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany …
Russians squeeze U.S. troops in Syria amid uproar over Trump’s dealings with Moscow
The dispute over intelligence about bounty payments in Afghanistan is exposing a deep rift in the government over how to handle Russia.
Data on financial transfers bolstered suspicions that Russia offered bounties for killing US troops in Afghanistan
U.S. officials intercepted electronic data showing large financial transfers from a bank account controlled by Russia’s military intelligence agency to a Taliban-linked account.
Suspicions of Russian Bounties Were Bolstered by Data on Financial Transfers
Analysts have used other evidence to conclude that the transfers were likely part of an effort to offer payments to Taliban-linked militants to kill American and coalition troops in Afghanistan.
Pompeo asks Taliban ‘not to attack Americans’ amid reports Russia paid militants to kill US troops in Afghanistan
The secretary of state said Tuesday that he pressed “the Taliban to live up to their commitments,” including “not to attack Americans.” …
US tries to push forward Taliban deal amid bounty reports, Trump’s moves to withdraw from Afghanistan
Amid reports that a Russian paramilitary unit offered the Taliban bounties to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan, the White House is pushing ahead with its peace process.
Coronavirus, Afghanistan, Carl Reiner: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing
Good evening. Here’s the latest. 1. “I’m very concerned because it could get very bad.” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, warned that the U.S. could see 100,000 new …
Mothers of military sons killed in Afghanistan want probe of Russian death bounties
President Donald Trump has denied a report he was briefed on intelligence that a Russian military intelligence unit paid bounties for the killings of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan.
Data on Financial Transfers Bolstered Suspicions That Russia Offered Bounties
Analysts have used other evidence to conclude that the transfers were likely part of an effort to offer payments to Taliban-linked militants to kill American and coalition troops in Afghanistan.