Russian support for the Taliban has been apparent for at least two years.
to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan is the latest and most alarming evidence to date that Vladimir Putin’s government is intent on damaging American interests there and hastening a U.S. withdrawal.
The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979 to prop up a communist-led government there, leading to alarm among American officials who eventually decided to intervene. During the Reagan administration, the U.S. helped resistance fighters known as the mujahideen, sending them anti-aircraft missiles and other assistance.
In recent years, Washington has repeatedly accused Pakistan of providing a safe haven to the Haqqani network, a Taliban affiliate that has been blamed for major attacks in the nation. Pakistan also harbored al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, although Pakistan's security agencies have denied they knew Bin Laden's whereabouts when he and several of his operatives were killed by U.S. special forces in a raid in Abbottabad.
"The notion that they would actually take this step of putting a price on the head of Americans is – it's just beyond the pale," she said. Meanwhile, some Senate Republicans have appeared to rally behind Trump, with Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., saying the Times and other outlets reported on "unverified and inconclusive intelligence as though it had been conclusively determined."
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