The Trump administration is releasing unconfirmed intelligence that indicates that China paid non-state actors in Afghanistan to attack American soldiers, Axios reported on Wednesday.
Two senior administration officials said Axios that intelligence has been included with President Trump
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The officials who spoke to Axios did not say where the information came from or the coverage period.
Axios noted that most of China remained outside Afghanistan while talking to Taliban officials about peace deals. However, Chinese-made weapons and funds arrived in Afghanistan intermittently, the news agency reported.
Andrew Small, an expert on China-Afghanistan affairs, told Axios that such actions were not in line with typical Chinese policies, noting that peace in Afghanistan is an area in which the US and China agree.
“They know that the reduction is taking place. We are not in the context where something more needs to happen to American troops in Afghanistan. There is no reason to create additional pressure on American forces, ”said Small.
This report comes months after unsubstantiated information that Russia offered rewards to American troops in Afghanistan. Trump was condemned by lawmakers for his apparent reluctance to recognize or confront Russia in the reports.
According to Axios, it is not clear whether the president-elect Joe Biden
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If intelligence, ultimately, cannot be corroborated, the decision to declassify it would be questioned, noted Axios.