Russia Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill US Troops: NY Times Report
US troops wait for their helicopter flight at an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Logar province, Afghanistan August 7, 2018. (Reuters) A Russian military intelligence unit linked to assassination attempts in Europe had offered rewards for successful attacks last year, according to the newspaper. US intelligence has concluded that the Russian military offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants in Afghanistan to kill American troops and other coalition forces, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing officials briefed on the matter. A Russian military intelligence unit linked to assassination attempts in Europe had offered rewards for successful attacks last year, according to the newspaper. It said Islamist militants, or armed criminal elements closely associated with them, are believed to have collected some bounty money. "This primitive informational dump clearly demonstrat