Italians bribe Taliban

意軍給塔利班交保護費

A Taliban commander and 2 senior Afghan officials confirmed Thursday that Italian forces paid protection money to prevent attacks on their troops, the Times reported. The Taliban commander said a deal was struck last year so that Italian forces in the Salobi area were not attacked by local insurgents. It previously reported Italian authorities had paid the bribes, which was followed by furious denials in Rome.

據英國《泰晤士報》報道，當地時間15日，1名塔利班指揮官和2名阿富汗高級官員證實了意大利軍隊曾交塔利班保護費以求平安。該指揮官表示，去年塔利班曾和意大利駐扎在薩羅比地區的部隊達成協議，當地武裝分子不會對其發動進攻。意軍交保護費的報道一經該報刊登，即遭到意大利方面的憤怒否認。

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