True or not, alleged Russian interference didn’t affect outcome of Afghan war

It would be foolhardy to believe that blood payments altered in any way the failed course of the American-led war in Afghanistan.

After The New York Times broke a story alleging Russian intelligence operatives have been paying a bounty to Afghan insurgents who target and kill U.S. soldiers, the story angle quickly became about when U.S. President Donald Trump knew about the allegations and why he didn’t act, writes Scott Taylor. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

July 8, 2020

OTTAWA—With the COVID-19 pandemic resurgent throughout the U.S. and the Black Lives Matter movement still garnering headlines, there is now a third bombshell story competing for the American media’s attention. Last week, The New York Times broke the story that U.S. intelligenc...

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