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.
Pompeo says he frequently discusses Afghanistan with Russia amid questions about bounty reports
Pompeo’s comments come after The New York Times reported that a U.S. intelligence assessment said Russia offered bounties to target and kill American troops in Afghanistan.
Russia did pay extremists to attack US soldiers in Afghanistan, according to 3 separate Taliban sources
Two current Taliban officials and one former told Insider that they know Russia funds some operations. They said Pakistan and Iran do the same.
Parents of Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan Want Probe Into Bounty Claims
Families of U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan have called for an investigation into claims their deaths were due to a bounty scheme funded by Russia.
No Rest For The Gravediggers Of Afghanistan
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 …