I believe NBC news has confirmed the NY Times report on Bountygate.

[shockey80]

[helpisontheway]

1. Yes, Joy just said that NBC confirmed it. Nt

[dalton99a]

2. And CNN:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/27/politics/russia-us-troops-afghanistan/index.html

Russian intelligence officers offered cash rewards to Taliban fighters to kill US, UK troops in Afghanistan, source says
By Nick Paton Walsh, Veronica Stracqualursi and Radina Gigova, CNN
Updated 12:06 AM ET, Sun June 28, 2020

(CNN) Russian intelligence officers for the military intelligence GRU recently offered money to Taliban militants in Afghanistan as rewards if they killed US or UK troops there, a European intelligence official told CNN.

The official was unclear as to the precise Russian motivation, but said the incentives had, in their assessment, led to coalition casualties. The official did not specify as to the date of the casualties, their number or nationality, or whether these were fatalities or injuries.

"This callous approach by the GRU is startling and reprehensible. Their motivation is bewildering," the official said.

This story was first reported by the New York Times.

Link to tweet

[Lucinda]

6. Russian motivation was likely a message to Trumpy who wasn't doing

something Putin w anted fast enough...

[33taw]

3. Have they confirmed that the report was part of the Daily Briefings?

[gibraltar72]

4. Seems like I heard WSJ did also.

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Guardian News

corroborated this story days ago.