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Russian Intelligence Paid Taliban Fighters Up to $200,000 Per Attack on US Forces, Investigation Finds (united24media.com)

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Russian military intelligence (GRU) allegedly paid Taliban fighters and other militant groups in Afghanistan to carry out attacks targeting US and coalition forces. According to an investigation by The Insider, in collaboration with Der Spiegel, the scheme reportedly operated between 2016 and 2019, offering payments of up to $200,000 per killed soldier and costing Russia an estimated $30 million.

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[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That sounds like a very good reason to not be friends with Vladimir Putin.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Trump just sees this as a quick way to make 200k

[–] dance_ninja@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

He's just smart like that /s