CNN

Videos of POWs a staple of war propaganda

He was captured by the Communist Viet Cong and spent nearly six years in a prisoner of war camp, where he was often tortured. A grainy black-and-white film released by his captors showed a severely ...

Five years of Taliban rule leave Afghan women and girls increasingly isolated

Five years after the Taliban returned to power, Afghan women and girls face sweeping restrictions on education, work, ...
IJR

CNN Reporter Says Taliban Soldiers Chanting ‘Death To America’ ‘Seem Friendly’

A CNN reporter who was covering the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan referred to soldiers chanting “death to America” as seemingly “friendly.” CNN Chief International Correspondent Clarissa ...

Taliban attack survivor describes scene of 'pure chaos'

Tyler Stafford and fellow soldiers in the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team were establishing an outpost near the village of ...
CNN

‘Total internet blackout’ in Afghanistan sparks panic after Taliban vowed to stamp out immoral activities

Afghanistan faced a sweeping internet blackout on Tuesday after the ruling Taliban vowed to cut off access as part of a crackdown on “immoral activities,” sparking fears of further isolation for ...

August 15 also marks five years of Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan: What the country is like now

Five years on, streets may be safer, but Afghan women and girls remain locked out of school, work and daily freedoms.
KTVZ

Taliban allows men to beat their wives as long as they don’t break bones or leave open wounds

(CNN) — Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have issued a draconian decree that makes sodomy punishable by death and allows men to beat their wives so long as they don’t break bones or leave ...
CNN

Anti-Taliban government leader killed in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN)-- Violence flared in northwestern Pakistan for a third straight day Sunday as one anti-Taliban government leader was killed and another survived an attack, officials said ...