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Pentagon: Reports of Russia Paying Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops Is Not Corroborated

HeadlineJul 10, 2020

At the same hearing, General Milley said the Pentagon has not corroborated reports that Russia has paid bounties to the Taliban to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan or that any U.S. servicemembers have died due to the alleged Russia program.

Gen. Mark Milley: “Now I want to get to specifically to the bounties — specifically to the bounties. That is a unique, discrete piece of information that is not corroborated.”

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