Of Russia, Taliban and laundered fuel sales

October 16, 2017 18:00

Russia is funding Taliban military operations against Nato in Afghanistan through a covert programme of laundered fuel sales, The Times has learnt from members of the Islamist group and Afghan officials, reports Anthony Loyd from Kabul.

"We sell the fuel on and distribute the money directly to our commanders,' he quotes a Taliban treasurer from Ghazni province as saying.

This man, Loyd writes, 'had been authorised to speak to a journalist as part of the Taliban's efforts to advertise its relationship with international backers, in response to President Trump's decision in August to send 3,800 additional US troops and further funding to the Afghan government.'

You can read the full report here, provided you are a digital subscriber with The Times, London.

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