The Washington Post, citing information from anonymous sources close to the us military, stated that "few" U.S. troops were killed in Afghanistan because of alleged collusion of the Russian Federation with the Taliban.
Previously, the newspaper the New York Times, citing anonymous us intelligence officials published an article in which asserted that military intelligence of the Russian Federation allegedly offered a reward associated with the Taliban militants for attacks on American soldiers in Afghanistan and that this was reported to the President of the United States Donald Trump. No evidence was provided.
The Russian Embassy in the United States demanded from the authorities an adequate response to the threats made to the diplomats because of false news about Russia and Afghanistan. The Russian foreign Ministry called the media reports a fake. Approval of the New York Times denied and radical movement, "Taliban". The white house has called the note of the newspaper is inaccurate and claims that Trump anything like intelligence is not reported. The trump called it "another paid".
Sources Washington Post, writes the edition, got this information from the us military who interrogated captured in Afghanistan militants. Among the sources of the newspaper, in particular, a senior us official. The reward that the alleged Russia was offered related to the Taliban militants for the murder of a military coalition forces in Afghanistan, according to sources, has led to "the deaths of several U.S. troops". In this case separately noted that it remains unclear exactly how many us military or members of coalition forces died due to alleged Russia’s proposals to the Taliban "hunt" for the U.S. military in Afghanistan.
At the end of March, the newspaper said, after receiving intelligence in the White house held a closed meeting. During the meeting, according to the Washington Post, discussed possible options of response of Russia: from the diplomatic to the imposition of sanctions. The newspaper writes that the special envoy of the administration trump on Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said then that Russia had to give "straight" answer and take immediate action. However, some employees of the national security Council responsible for Russia, reluctantly argued for such a scenario. The publication notes that it remains unclear what these discussions are currently led.
Overall in Afghanistan in 2018 as a result of the fire or the explosion of shells, killed 10 American soldiers, in 2019, the m-16. This year, two soldiers were killed. Each year, the newspaper notes, several Americans were killed in attacks by Afghan military, whose ranks have been infiltrated by the Taliban.
