Republicans and Democrats demanded the White House brief lawmakers on the intelligence assessment and the Trump administration’s response.
White House says it will brief some lawmakers after reports Russia put bounties on US soldiers in Afghanistan
“There will be a briefing today,” White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told Fox News in an interview Monday morning, when asked if the White House would brief House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Here’s what we know about the Russia-Taliban bounty program that reportedly targeted US soldiers in Afghanistan
The bounty offer reportedly came around the time that the United States was in negotiations with the Taliban in Afghanistan for a peace agreement that would allow the United States to draw down troops …
Congress Calls for Investigation Into Reported Russian Bounties for Killing US Soldiers in Afghanistan
As members of Congress called for an investigation, President Donald Trump said Sunday he was not briefed on reports that a Russian military intelligence unit offered bounties to Taliban militants in …
What’s going on between Russia, US and Afghanistan?
What are we to make of the reports that have surfaced in the past few days that Russian military intelligence agents were offering money to Taliban fighters to kill US and possibly other Western …
Trump denies knowing about intelligence report that Russia put bounty on U.S. troops serving in Afghanistan
Russian military intelligence unit reportedly offered secret bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill coalition forces in Afghanistan.
US special envoy Khalilzad travelling to Pak, Qatar and Uzbekistan
Special US Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad is travelling to Qatar, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as part of his sustained effort to bring peace in the war-torn country, the …
Intelligence suggests Russian bounties led to deaths of several US troops in Afghanistan: report
Russian bounties on coalition forces in Afghanistan are thought to have resulted in the deaths of several U.S. service members, according to intelligence findings reported on by The Washington Post on …
Trump wasn’t briefed on report Russia paid Taliban to kill coalition forces in Afghanistan, White House says
Russian military intelligence unit reportedly offered secret bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill coalition forces in Afghanistan.
Please Explain podcast: ‘Culture of poor leadership’, war crimes in Afghanistan admitted
In this episode, national editor Tory Maguire is joined by investigative journalist Nick McKenzie to discuss Major General Findlay’s admission of troop misconduct in Afghanistan and the Bereton report …