A Florida court is hearing Zachary Young’s defamation case over a 2021 story on the high price of getting out of Afghanistan following the U.S. withdrawal.
Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan escalate amid border clashes
Pakistan carried out airstrikes inside Afghanistan, which Islamabad blames for harboring extremists who have been waging an insurgency in Pakistan.
Pak Taliban says will hit Pakistan Army where it hurts: Its business empire
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan has threatened to target the Pakistani military’s commercial interests, naming specific businesses, in response to last month’s air strikes in Afghanistan …
CNN heads to court for high-stakes defamation trial about Afghanistan segment
U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young alleges that CNN smeared him by implying he illegally profited when helping people flee Afghanistan on the “black market” in 2021.
‘Blaming neighbours for its own internal failures’: India slams Pakistan airstrikes on Afghan citizens
In a statement, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on January 6 “unequivocally” condemned Pakistani out airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan last week, which resulted in 46 deaths, …
CNN goes on trial over its report alleging ‘black market’ for Afghan rescues
A CNN story about a “black market” for rescuing people from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover is at the heart of a defamation trial that opens Monday in Florida.
Biden national security adviser Jake Sullivan offered to resign over chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal
Sullivan also spoke about the disastrous withdrawal in an interview with the Washington Post’s David Ignatius.
Soldier who died by suicide in Las Vegas told ex-girlfriend of pain and exhaustion after Afghanistan
The highly decorated Special Forces soldier who died by suicide in a Cybertruck explosion on New Years Day confided to a former girlfriend — who had served as an Army nurse — that he faced significant …
Zimbabwe hold upper hand as Afghanistan teeter on 46-3
Afghanistan lost three wickets early in their second innings and were 46-3, still trailing Zimbabwe by 40 runs, when bad light brought an early close to play on Friday at the end of the second day of …
Opinion: Afghanistan’s crossroads are an opportunity to reassert US leadership
Within the first 100 days, reopening the U.S. consulate in Kabul and initiating direct bilateral aid agreements could stabilize the region, protect American interests and project renewed American …