Former US Vice President Joe Biden attacked President Donald Trump on Saturday over a report that he said, if true, contains a “truly shocking revelation” about the commander in chief and his failure to protect US troops in Afghanistan and stand up to Russia.

The New York Times reported on Friday that American intelligence officials concluded months ago that a Russian military intelligence unit secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing US troops in Afghanistan.

The report said the Russians offered rewards for successful attacks last year, at a time when the US and Taliban were holding talks to end the long-running war.

Mr Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, described the revelations as horrifying.

The White House said neither President Trump nor Vice President Mike Pence was briefed on such intelligence.

Russia called the report “nonsense."

The newspaper quoted a Taliban spokesman denying that its militants have such a deal with the Russian intelligence agency.

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