Russia Has Been Accused of Aiding Armed Groups in Afghanistan

The Russian Federation has been accused of arming militants in Afghanistan. This is according to US intelligence. The accusation goes even further to say that Russia placed bounties on US forces. There remains some reason to be skeptical of such claims. Incorrect or fabricated intelligence was used as a justification for the invasion of Iraq in 2003. The US has been occupying Afghanistan since 2001 and wants to remain indefinitely. The country holds too many resources and geopolitical importance to leave. There needs to be a real or imagined threat to keep an endless war going. Russia has been made to be a scapegoat form American domestic and international problems. The analysis fails to realize that the majority of Afghans are vexed at US occupation and the Asharf Ghani government. More sanctions are planned on the Russian Federation. The timing comes during an election year, which also raises further questions. Xenophobia will obviously directed at Russia and China will be a tool in the 2020 US presidential election. The Afghan War  has been one of America's longest conflicts with no end in sight. There is a possibility that Russia could be doing this in response to NATO build-up in Eastern Europe and the Baltic. The US aided mujahideen in the 1980s during the Soviet-Afghan War. The perilous actions of aiding terrorist organizations or armed groups can result in blowback. Afghanistan is trapped in game of chess between two major world powers.