Federal government officials are working to declassify uncorroborated intelligence recently reviewed by the president that suggests China may have offered a bounty for U.S. troops in Afghanistan, a senior Trump administration official confirmed to Fox News. The intelligence, which has not been confirmed, echoes reports that Russia offered to pay bounties on American troops to Taliban-linked fighters. MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE STREAMS SUGGEST RUSSIANS PAYING BOUNTIES FOR US TROOPSThe allegations that Moscow offered bounties to militants was first reported by the New York Times in late June. The Washington Post subsequently reported that the Russian bounties were "believed to have resulted in the deaths of several U.S. service members." TRUMP SAYS INTEL DOESN'T BACK UP REPORT ON RUSSIAN BOUNTIES AGAINST US TROOPSRussia denied the claims.

Source: Fox News January 01, 2021 00:22 UTC