Moscow has lately accelerated its support in apparent attempt to bolster Taliban against Islamic State. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
Express Tribune: Russia supplying free fuel to Taliban in war against NATO forces, reveals report
Russia is supporting the Afghan Taliban against Nato forces through a covert programme of laundered fuel sales, a report has revealed.
“Russian intelligence services are sending fleets of fuel tankers into Afghanistan through the Hairatan border crossing with Uzbekistan,” The Times quoted sources in the militant group and Afghan forces as saying.
“From there, they are delivered free of charge to front companies operating on behalf of the Taliban. The arrangement allows about $2.5 million raised in cash from the sale of the fuel each month to be delivered directly to insurgent paymasters,” the report claimed.
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Update: Russia Funding Taliban in War Against NATO Troops (TOLO News)
WNU Editor: There has been a lot of coverage on reports that Russia is supplying weapons to the Taliban .... but the evidence (IMHO) has been inconclusive. As for Russia providing covert economic support to the Taliban .... with the exception of The Times, Pakistani and Afghan news sites, coupled with Russian social media .... this story has been ignored. I personally have doubts that this story is true. There is no support among the Russian public for Moscow to provide any aid to the Taliban .... but if Russia is providing support, the political backlash against Putin would be huge.
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