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Reuters: Top US general in Afghanistan sees Russia sending weapons to Taliban

Published April 24, 2017 at 7:36 pm

Members of the OSCE Mission control the withdrawal of heavy weapons of pro-Russian separatists from the line of contact with Ukrainian forces near the western Ukrainian city of Donetsk on July 19, 2015.

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The head of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan said on Monday he was “not refuting” reports that Russia was providing support, including weapons, to the Taliban.

General John Nicholson was speaking in Kabul during a visit by U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.