CONFLICT
Former- Afghan National Commandos Recruited by Wagner to Fight in Ukraine
Several dozen former Afghan National Army Commando Corps members have been contacted by Russian Wagner recruiters to leave Afghanistan, where many of them are in hiding under the Taliban, to fight in Ukraine. At least 89 have been contacted thus far as the Russian group expands its recruiting campaign for U.S. trained fighters. According to a former Afghan commando officer, interviews by Foreign Policy: