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Play Video 0:41 US president Donald Trump has played down allegations Russia paid bounties to the Taliban to kill coalition forces in Afghanistan, claiming it’s a hoax by ‘the newspapers and the Democrats’. Trump initially said he had not been told of the allegations, while the White House later claimed there was no consensus in […] More
Play Video 1:26 White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says there are dissenting opinions within the intelligence community on reports Russia offered a bounty for attacks on coalition forces in Afghanistan. US President Donald Trump denied being briefed on the alleged bounty program from Russia, later adding intelligence officials told him the threat was not […] More
Russian military intelligence unit secretly offered cash to Taliban militants for successful attacks on coalition troops in Afghanistan Donald Trump, right, meets with Russian president Vladimir Putin during a G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan on 28 June 2019. Photograph: Susan Walsh/AP Donald Trump claimed on Sunday that no one had told him about a Russian […] More
Fierce response from top Democrats after US intelligence finding was reportedly briefed to Trump in March, but the White House has yet to act US troops in Afghanistan in 2009. Photograph: Manpreet Romana/AFP via Getty Images Outrage has greeted media reports that American officials believe a Russian intelligence unit offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for […] More
Why be shocked by John Bolton’s book? Trump’s disasters are always plain to see Simon Tisdall The former national security adviser has laid bare the president’s foreign policy failings. As election day looms, they will only grow worse Former national security adviser John Bolton with President Trump at a Nato meeting in the White House […] More
Decision overturns earlier rejection of request to examine actions of US soldiers Senior judges at the international criminal court have authorised an investigation into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan, overturning an earlier rejection of the inquiry. The ICC investigation will look at actions by US, Afghan and Taliban troops. It is […] More
Secretary of State says deal signed on Saturday is historic and contains commitments by the Taliban to reduce violence Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday brushed off the Afghan president’s rejection of a key clause of the US-Taliban deal he saw signed into effect on Saturday. Related: US and Taliban sign deal to withdraw […] More
Dana Rohrabacher offered pardon on Trump’s behalf, lawyers say US-Taliban agreement represents chance for peace after years of war Bernie Sanders rises in Nevada polling ahead of Saturday vote Help us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 3.00pm GMT Mike Bloomberg has taken his trolling of Trump beyond Twitter to Phoenix […] More
