Russian military intelligence (GRU) allegedly paid Taliban fighters and other militant groups in Afghanistan to carry out attacks targeting US and coalition forces. According to an investigation by The Insider, in collaboration with Der Spiegel, the scheme reportedly operated between 2016 and 2019, offering payments of up to $200,000 per killed soldier and costing Russia an estimated $30 million.
The Taliban were created by Americans paying them to attack Russians. Now Russians have been paying them to attack Americans.
Taliban: I’m playing both sides so I always come out on top