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AP sources: White House aware of Russian bounties in 2019

Soldiers waiting on a tarmac.
American soldiers wait on the tarmac in Logar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 30, 2017. Top officials in the White House were aware in early 2019 of classified intelligence indicating Russia was secretly offering bounties to the Taliban for the deaths of Americans, a full year earlier than has been previously reported.
Rahmat Gul | AP 2017