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According to an investigation published by The Insider, terrorist attacks against American troops in Afghanistan from 2016 to 2020 were financed by Russian intelligence services. This information only became known in 2020, when a US intelligence report on Russian activities was published in the press, but both the Trump and Biden administrations ignored this data and continued their troop withdrawal policy.

The attacks were financed by part of Russia’s 29155 Group, known for its operations in Europe, including the poisoning of the Skripals. From The Insider’s investigation, it became known that Russian agencies were behind the terrorists’ actions, and evidence was collected from stolen Russian databases, a social network and hacked correspondence of Colonel Alexey Arkhipov, who coordinated the terrorists’ actions in Afghanistan.

Arkhipov worked in Kabul, posing as a Russian military attaché. In Afghanistan, he collaborated with two cells that transferred money to terrorists. One of the leaders of these cells, Afghan Par Khan Gul Zafar, was awarded Russian citizenship and passports, including special GRU documents. Also, another leader of the group, Rahmatullah Azizi, worked under the guise of a gem trading company and used this activity to transport funds to Afghanistan.

Experts such as Douglas London explain the Russian motivation by saying that the Kremlin wanted to distract the Taliban from attacking Afghans by directing them to kill American troops. The total amount of payments to terrorists was, according to sources, more than $30 million.

After the withdrawal of American troops, Arkhipov continued to cooperate with the Taliban, and some members of his group were able to obtain asylum in Germany, where they are now under investigation.

Previously, Cursor reported that the Taliban continues to strengthen measures restricting women’s rights in Afghanistan. A recent decree issued by the leader of the movement affects architectural standards for new residential buildings. According to the new decree, all buildings must be designed in such a way as to exclude windows facing the premises that could be used by women.