Pentagon report says Russia working with the Taliban and others to expedite US withdrawal from Afghanistan

A Pentagon report says Russia is working with the Taliban and other groups to expedite the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan

While the US military has long accused Moscow of maintaining links to the Taliban, the latest Pentagon assessment comes amid ongoing scrutiny about the Trump administration's response to intelligence indicating that Russian operatives had offered bounties to Taliban linked militants for killing US and UK service members in Afghanistan.

"New revelations stir old questions about Trump and RussiaPompeo denied that the Trump administration did not respond appropriately because the Russians were the alleged perpetrators, saying,"this President has been vicious in securing American freedom and protecting American soldiers.

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