General Frank McKenzie, center front, the top U.S. commander for the Middle East, walks as he visits a military outpost in Syria, Jan. 25, 2020
ABC News: Top general has doubts Russian bounty program killed US troops in Afghanistan
The top U.S. general in the Middle East said more information was needed.
The top U.S. general in the Middle East said Tuesday he was aware of the intelligence of a Russian bounty program targeting U.S. troops in Afghanistan, but while he said he found it “worrisome,” he said he did not believe it was tied to actual U.S. military deaths on the battlefield.
“I found it very worrisome, I just didn't find that there was a causative link there," Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, said in an interview with a small number of reporters.
‘The intel (intelligence) case wasn't proved to me -- it wasn't proved enough that I'd take it to a court of law -- and you know that's often true in battlefield intelligence,” said McKenzie.
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