Firing Back At CNN Report, Moscow Denies Providing Arms To Taliban

The Russian Foreign Ministry has denied Western media reports alleging that it has supplied weapons to the Taliban in Afghanistan, reports Interfax-AVN (Russia).

On Tuesday, CNN reported that videos in its possession suggested that the Taliban had received improved weaponry that appeared to have been supplied by Moscow.

The two videos showed sniper rifles, different variants of Kalashnikov rifles and heavy machine guns. Experts said the weapons had been stripped to disguise...