Russia paid Taliban $200,000 per killed US, coalition soldier, media investigation says
Russia paid Taliban $200,000 per killed US, coalition soldier, media investigation says
Didn’t we already know this? I remember this being a thing during trumps first term and him doing absolutely nothing because he would’ve had to admit Russia did a bad thing which he’s mysteriously incapable of doing for reasons beyond anyone’s comprehension…
88 2 ReplyYes.
Original reporting from June 2020:
43 1 ReplyWe knew this, The GOP is controlled by a man who's subordinate to the Russian mob, and convinced everyone not to care
6 1 ReplyWe did, and it was equally ridiculous back then.
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I don't doubt the Russians would pay for kills, but $200,000 per soldier killed seems very high!
I think the Russians could offer $20,000 and get a similar response considering the average monthly* salary in is $242 (US). - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Asian_countries_by_average_wage
Apparently Iran was paying $1,000 in 2010.
In 2010, Iran reportedly paid Taliban fighters $1,000 for each U.S. soldier they kill in Afghanistan (equivalent to $1,400 in 2023).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_bounty_program#background
33 2 ReplyYeah for 200k they would have a line out the door. It has to be a typo.
14 1 ReplyI'm assuming they need proof? An ear, dog tags, something?
If so, you are going to have to do a lot of extra damage to a unit to obtain that proof.
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If you consider the price of equipment, food, training, transport etc. it sounds like a bargain to me.
I mean, the price of an American soldier.
8 1 ReplyYeah, fair point, and add to that the price of training and supplying a Russian troop to kill that American soldier, $200k would be a good deal. But still the local salary is so low I think they could pay less.
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Ahhh yes, good ol' GRU Unit 29155. They're still active and causing problems all over the place.
17 1 Replyi wonder why they chose to name such a troublesome military unit after the guy from despicable me
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Hey, I've already seen this episode. What do you mean you've already seen it? It's brand new....
4 0 ReplyGotta say, that’s very fucked up.
5 2 ReplyNow he's just going to pay 200k directly to Trump
5 2 ReplyWow. Pretty out there.
3 0 ReplyPaybacks are a removed, Moskals
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