Now, obviously, the intelligence surrounding the bounties of is debatable. That I want to say very loud and clear. There is a legitimate debate within the intelligence community about the veracity of that specific reporting [on Russian bounties]. But what there isn't really a debate about in the intelligence community, and we've been briefed and I've read all the classified assessments, is that for a while now, the Russians have been attempting to thwart our interests in Afghanistan via relationships with the Taliban. (20:05–20:12)
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