Why would Russia pay the Taliban to kill U.S. troops?

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🗓️ 1 July 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Ellen Nakashima explains the story behind Russia-backed bounties on American troops in Afghanistan. Sarah Kaplan explains the practical effects of a coronavirus mutation. And, Damian Paletta on the future of the fireworks industry.

Intelligence assessments find that Russian bounties to Taliban-linked militants resulted in the deaths of U.S. troops.

This coronavirus mutation has taken over the world. Scientists are trying to understand why.

Trump’s tariffs could fizzle fireworks, an American tradition that’s 95 percent made in China.

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0:28.8	I'm this is Post Reports.
0:30.6	I'm Martin Powers.
0:34.3	It's Wednesday, July 1st.
0:39.8	Today, the Russian bounty on US troops,
0:42.9	the coronavirus mutation, and a year of ups and downs for the fireworks industry.
0:51.8	The stunning information here is that Russia,
0:55.3	which of course fought its own or in Afghanistan in the 80s,
0:58.4	has been offering bounties to Taliban linked militants to kill US troops
1:05.5	and coalition forces in Afghanistan.
1:08.4	Ellen Nakashima covers intelligence and national security for the post.
1:12.4	And she says that this shocking news comes at a pretty delicate moment
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