Clarissa Ward
@clarissaward
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CNN Chief International Correspondent- all views are my own.
here, there and everywhere
Joined March 2009
Just landed in Doha with the team and nearly 300 Afghan evacuees. Huge thanks to all of you for your support and concern, to the US Air Force for flying us out and to Qatar for welcoming us. We are the lucky ones.
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This meme is inaccurate. The top photo is inside a private compound. The bottom is on the streets of Taliban held Kabul. I always wore a head scarf on the street in Kabul previously, though not w/ hair fully covered and abbaya. So there is a difference but not quite this stark.
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To the people of #Myanmar- we couldn’t seek you out while we were in your country. Please know that we heard your voices, we saw your pain and your courage and we will do everything we can to do justice to your story. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼.
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Soldiers by the runway at Kabul airport tell me that there are 10,000 people here processed and ready to go… but nowhere to fly them to because Qatar is refusing to accept more Afghans because they’ve reached capacity. “It’s abysmal… someone needs to step up.”.
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To the hundreds of you who have sent messages of concern about 86 year old Lidia, with offers to help, she has been safely evacuated from Avdiivka and is here in Dnipro. A rare piece of good news amid so much horror and heartache.
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For 7 months @Cigna hasn't reimbursed routine therapy for my son who has special needs. For 7 months, they have stonewalled me about why, even though the therapy is clearly covered in my policy. For 7 months, I have sat on hold, shuttled from operator to operator. At my wit's end.
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I witnessed several moments like this at Kabul airport. A female soldier carrying a weeping Afghan toddler. A Marine supporting an elderly man as he struggled to walk. Servicemen rushing a dehydrated newborn to get medical attention. So many working so hard.
A Marine assigned to the 24th MEU calms an infant during an evacuation at #HKIA Kabul, Aug 20. U.S. service members and coalition partners are assisting the @StateDept with a Non-combatant Evacuation Operation in #Afghanistan. @USMARCENT @CENTCOM.#Marines
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In nearly twenty years as a journalist, this was one of the most extraordinary moments I have witnessed.
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On the streets of Kabul today- feel we are witnessing history
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Talking to a woman, a US citizen, who worked as a translator for the US for more than ten years, who was not able to get into the Kabul airport yet again today. She will try again tomorrow but is completely terrified.
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Ukrainian commander Maj Serhii Volyna trapped in Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant tells CNN the situation is “critical” and urges a third country to help broker an extraction agreement. “We have only a few days or a few hours.” He implores President Biden and the US to help.
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We were given exclusive access to an Iranian-made Mohajer-6 drone, shot down a few weeks ago by Ukrainian forces in Southern Ukraine. This as the Kremlin today claimed Russia is only using "Russian weapons with Russian numbers" in its "special operation." More tonight on CNN.
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The fourth bird we were supposed to get on just got pulled. Going to be a long night here, especially for those we are talking to who have been here since yesterday evening. A woman just asked me for a blanket so I gave her my scarf.
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We can confirm the real identity of the man from our story last Wednesday as Salama Mohammed Salama.
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A picture is worth a thousand words. You don’t have to zoom in to see how the Taliban’s head of the ministry for the propagation of virtue and prevention of vice in Ghazni feels about sitting down with me. Our story here.
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Very striking that I am being absolutely inundated with positive, heartfelt messages from people in Myanmar, while a handful of white male academics/ commentators (none of them in the country) write endless screeds about how offensive my trip is to the people of Myanmar 🤔.
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Not gonna lie, it’s a real relief to be taxiing the runway out of Moscow’s Sheremyetovo airport. What a crazy week. What an amazing team. See you on the other side.
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UPDATE: within 2 hours of posting these tweets, someone from CIGNA called my home. On the one hand, it’s a step in the right direction. On the other hand, I am keenly aware that people who don’t have a public profile/ social media following probably don’t get the same treatment.
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In awe of these women.
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Horrifying. The bridge in Irpin where we did our story on civilians being evacuated has been hit by mortars today. 25 seconds into this clip. Feel sick. People were continuing to flee today.
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“Russia is not Putin,” says imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny. He calls for acts of civil disobedience.
Россия — это не Путин. Объявляем акцию гражданского неповиновения
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Can I just post one thing about Afghanistan w/o getting a slew of defensive msgs that “we shed enough blood there.” It is possible to support ending the war and also to have empathy for people in Afghanistan. Stop politicising everything and be a human being for a minute!.
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Courage and grace. The work of journalists in Gaza like Bisan is vital and heroic.
A bombing in the south, Khanyounis city exactly while reporting. our daily routine and our new reality.
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@Cignaquestions I have emailed you countless times in the past to no avail and forgive me if a generic email address doesn’t feel like meaningful customer service but I will email you now.
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I will keep you posted on how I get on and am blown away by the kindness and generosity of so many of you offering support and guidance. Thank you. It should not be so hard for anyone to get appropriate treatment for their kid.
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There are no words. I had the great privilege of working with Pierre and the even greater privilege of calling him a friend. An extraordinary spirit and tremendous talent and one of the kindest, most gracious colleagues on the road. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Breaking: Fox News confirms that veteran cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski, who was with injured correspondent Benjamin Hall, was killed in yesterday's incident.
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Please watch our story on the desperate plight of Ukrainians who have been pinned down for days in Kyiv suburb Irpin under heavy bombardment. With Brent Swails, Scott McWhinnie, Denis Lapin and Mike Pratt.
“This bridge was downed by the Ukrainians to prevent Russian forces from getting into the city center. Now, it's yet another hurdle people must cross.” – CNN’s @ClarissaWard reports on desperate Ukrainians’ journey to flee attacks.
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"If they decide to kill me, it means that we are incredibly strong" - a chilling message from Alexei Navalny before he returned to Russia.
Navalny left a video in case of his death. Here are #navalny’s powerful parting words for the world for when he dies.
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Just spent 45 minutes on hold with @Cigna for the second time today and call was dropped for the second time today. Honestly, I feel broken. This is not a way to treat people. Please get in touch if you have had similar experiences or have any wisdom/ suggestions to impart.
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Our latest story on #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar.
Myanmar's military government is brutally cracking down on pro-democracy demonstrators. A former soldier, who defected, describes the beatings and torture of protesters, CNN’s @ClarissaWard reports.
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Afghan evacuees try to sleep on the gravel with C17’s in the background. It’s a chilly night and incredibly loud, especially after 14 hours. One Afghan acquaintance tells me “it’s an insult to human dignity… I don’t know why the Americans are doing this.” Photo @BrentSwailsCNN
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Our hour long special “The Will to Win: Ukraine at War” will air Sunday night at 8pm ET (for those in US) and Monday at 9pm BST (for those in Europe and MENA). Please tune in! Grateful to an amazing team and to the extraordinary Ukrainians who opened up their lives to us. 🙏🏼💗
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My book comes out on Tuesday. It’s about 15 years covering conflict + crises around the world. Unsurprisingly, much of it is about Syria. More broadly, it’s a love letter to journalism + to the extraordinary people I’ve crossed paths with along the way. #onallfronts
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Please watch our story from FOB Andar in Ghazni Province. Once a US base, now under the control of the Taliban. What it means for America’s legacy and Afghanistan’s future
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Before I enrolled my son in this therapy, I called @Cigna to make sure it was fully covered (it was) and now I can't get a straight answer as to why they won't reimburse me. We are tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket.
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Does anyone have any ideas or has been in a similar situation? I feel like I am losing my mind. The thing that @Cigna does is that they don't refuse to repay you, they just say "pending" and with there's an "N/A" with explanation of benefits. FOR SEVEN MONTHS.
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Slightly ominous end to the segment. “Of course we hope that Clarissa gets out of Ukraine safely and alive.”.
CNN's @clarissaward must be doing something right in Ukraine if Russian state TV is doing hatchet jobs on her (with subs)
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Joke making the rounds in Russia right now:.“The West really wants this war badly. If Russia doesn’t attack Ukraine before wednesday, there'll be sanctions.”.
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Response from Qatar- emphatic that evacuations will continue.
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Two weeks ago, our team was held captive by a militia in Darfur. As a journalist, one never wants to become the story. But I wanted to write this because in some ways our experience tells a bigger story of the complexities of the situation in Darfur and the challenges of getting.
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1) Not a day goes by, when I am not approached or contacted by multiple Afghans who are desperately waiting for news on their SIV applications. Most of them were filed long before the Taliban took over. Almost all of them worked for the Americans for many years.
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Late to this incredibly powerful story.
1/9 The photo is of a little girl with dancing eyes and a soft smile. A TikTok filter gave her bunny ears and put hearts on her cheeks. Now she is dead.
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Some exciting news to share!!!.
Congratulations to CNN's @clarissaward on being named reporter/correspondent of the year by @AllWomeninMedia! #TheGracies
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Taliban source tells CNN they’re concerned ISIS K fighters have “been melted” with the Taliban in Kabul and it’s very challenging to distinguish them from legitimate Taliban fighters. This makes securing the capital a challenge.
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Don’t miss this extraordinary documentary tonight (with a very small cameo from yours truly). Congrats to Daniel Roher Odessa Rae @christogrozev @pevchikh.
Would you return to Russia after being poisoned? See why Alexey Navalny booked his ticket back as soon as he was able in the new CNN Film #Navalny. Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on CNN
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To friends and followers celebrating in around the world, Ramadan Mubarak.
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This is fascinating. Who is she? A bodyguard? An actor? There are several other faces who appear in both photos on the right.
A soldier, a sailor, a devout Christian. God moves in a mysterious way
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This is awful.
#UPDATE Russian authorities have opened a criminal probe into an ally of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Lyubov Sobol, alleging she threatened a person Navalny claimed took part in his poisoning, an associate says.
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So enjoyed this conversation.
NEW: @clarissaward has spent her career illuminating stories & conflicts around the world. She joins us to talk about her latest reporting from Myanmar, her new book, & much more. You don’t want to miss it. LISTEN: WATCH:
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Thoughts from CNN takedown of a Russian troll farm operating out of Ghana and Nigeria. 1) Alarming that a group of 24 kids working on Samsung Galaxy’s (no laptops) at a big table were able to reach more than a quarter of a million people, mostly Americans, in just a few months
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1/ EXCLUSIVE: Russian trolls have outsourced their disinformation campaigns to Ghana and Nigeria, focusing on racial issues in the US ahead of the presidential election.
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If you’re not already following this extraordinary, courageous woman, start now.
Even in the most devastated places and tough situations I try to pay attention to what gives hope. It gives me the strength to keep fighting.
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From protests being broken up with machine gun fire, to 12 year old girls being banned from school- women in Afghanistan are being erased from public life. Our report on the ground in Kabul about the women who are fighting the Taliban with small acts of great courage.
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No words. Just pure agony. Extremely disturbing video.
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Our story from the madness outside Kabul airport where we witnessed Taliban fighters whipping people, shooting into the crowd and amazing producer @BrentSwailsCNN had a very close call
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Tremendous honour to be awarded 2 #NewsEmmys for our investigation into the poisoning of @navalny with the brilliant @bellingcat. Huge thanks to @christogrozev @TimListerCNN @sebshukla @EliotHiggins Dasha Tarasova, Jeff Kehl, Oscar Featherstone, Christian Streib and Michael Pohl.
The #NewsEmmys Award for Outstanding Investigative Report in a Newscast goes to "CNN/Bellingcat Investigation into the Poisoning of Russian Opposition Leader Alexey Navalny," @CNN @AC360.
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Horror doesn’t begin to describe it.
Long-feared blast at Kabul airport. Many wounded arriving at Emergency Hospital, including children.
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Even if you don’t speak Italian, please take a moment to watch this incredible reporting from @mannocchia who witnessed some of the youngest and most vulnerable of Vorzel’s citizens being evacuated.
Fuga dall’orfanotrofio di Vorzel .Qui le immagini .
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The man from our report, reunited with a family member.
A former #detainee, released from prison without identification, was reunited with a relative in #Damascus. The #SyrianArabRedCrescent received a report about the individual & after communicating with them, discovered a relative in the city, volunteers assisted in the #reunion.
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1) Amazing how many men lashing out on Twitter that I, or other women who had heard about sexual misconduct at @ABC are somehow responsible.
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Can anyone recommend information resources for Afghans looking to get out? I am getting a slew of messages every day from people who have relatives in the US, who worked for the US or the UN and I am unable to answer their questions about what the best process is for them. Thanks.
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Very hard to watch.
@clarissaward @praddenkeefe Myanmar military junta tortured the civilians. They were beaten woman and students. Please save Myanmar peoples. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #SaveMyanmar
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Fleeing civilians tell CNN they don't know where to go. CNN's @clarissaward speaks to civilians who are attempting to escape the chaos in Syria.
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Please watch our story on the heartbreaking and horrifying tragedy taking place in India right now #IndiaCovidCrisis.
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One Syrian tells me the new nom de guerre for President Trump on the ground in Northern Syria is Abu Ivanka al Amriki. #syria.
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“I never imagined that my end would be like this. You can’t even die here because there’s no one to provide a burial ceremony.”.
CNN’s @clarissaward goes inside Avdiivka, a town near the front lines of the new Russian offensive, which she says is under “constant bombardment.”.
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No words.
Pregnant woman and her baby injured in Mariupol maternity hospital bombing have died, AP reports.
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Extraordinary. What is the official reason for this ban from Germany that apparently applies to the entire Shengen area?.
A British-Palestinian plastic surgeon who has been operating on injured civilians in Gaza says he has been denied entry to France. 🔗 Read more.
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Grateful for this honor.
We selected @clarissaward for her brave and ethical reporting from some of the most dangerous parts of the world. Her recent work in Ukraine and Gaza has helped inform the world, and her advocacy for press freedoms in war zones is a testament to the spirit of the First Amendment.
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This is at least the fourth incident of press being targeted.
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The courage of these people just beggars belief.
Who needs javelins when you have Ukrainian babushki. They rip these Russiansoldiers apart. “Curse your children,” “shame on you” “wretched prostitutes!”
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Such good news.
US journalist Danny Fenster is freed from jail in Myanmar days after receiving an 11-year sentence, a military official says
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Another extraordinary bombshell to drop here. Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny duped FSB agent into confessing details of the poisoning operation that was supposed to kill him. Jaw dropping.
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Courage.
Our today's morning meeting in the news room @TOLOnews .Second day of Kabul takeover by #Taliban .#Afghanistan
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The great @HalaGorani is saying goodbye to @cnn for now. She exemplifies the calm, astute, humility and humanity that so many of us aspire to. Tenacious, fair, thoughtful and reflective- she will be sorely missed!
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@clancynewyork @Cigna @audiosand This is so crazy and disturbing - very relieved the scan was approved ultimately.
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They were waving white flags and then they were shot. Our investigation into the shooting of unarmed civilians in Gaza. The video is graphic but please watch. With @BrentSwailsCNN Kareem Khadder, @elizamackintosh @GianlucaMezzo @ahmedhijazee .
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As we entered the town we found chaotic scenes with hundreds of civilians fleeing - streets choked with traffic and smoke from strikes
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I now have dozens of accounts that I do not follow popping up in my timeline because people who I do follow have liked something they tweeted. Does anyone find this a bit confusing/ overwhelming? I am a simple creature. Will I grow to love this new feature?.
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Navalny knew that if he stayed in Europe, he would cease to be relevant as a Russian politician. He also full understood the risk of going back. But as he told us, “I would never give Putin such a gift” by staying outside Russia.
People keep asking why Navalny went back to Russia. some have called it foolish. How do you think change happens? It doesn't happen from a comfy apartment in Berlin or New York. It happens when people like @navalny are willing to sit in prison or take a bullet.
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This is 100% not Austin Tice. I have no idea who it is but it is not Austin.
Syrian locals report finding an American journalist in Assad's prisons near Damascus. He appeared disoriented and barefoot.
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Some rare good news. I interviewed @FawziaKoofi77 while she was under house arrest in Kabul with Taliban guards outside her door. She was a picture of courage and composure. Today she’s reunited with her daughter, thanks to the efforts of Qatar and many others.
I’m glad to announce that sister Fawzia @fawziakoofi77 has just landed on a Qatari Air Force flight to be reunited again with her 2 daughters, who were safely evacuated to Qatar in earlier evacuations. Thanks to everyone in Afghanistan who facilitated, and those who asked.
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This was one of the more painful interviews I have done. Tatiana was brave enough to share her story but many more are not.
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Congratulations to @bbclysedoucet, one of the most gracious and gutsy journalists out there.
The 2022 Shifa Gardi Award was awarded to BBC journalist Lyse Doucet, who is renowned as a foreign correspondent in some of the toughest war zones. READ MORE:
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The Taliban has declared today a national holiday to commemorate the “liberation from American occupation” but few are celebrating here in Kabul. One year on, Afghanistan is poorer and more isolated. Girls cannot go to school after sixth grade.
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Our story from Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital, where the sickest patients are now being in treated in basement hallways. So hard to see sick children in any setting but this is just heartbreaking
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Perhaps the most extraordinary moment in our story today was when an evacuated couple shouted, “Putin wants a peaceful solution… he wanted to negotiate.” To which the volunteer who rescued then snapped back “don’t tell this bullsh$t to the whole world.”.
A Ukrainian man drives toward danger in small frontline towns in the Donbas region to help evacuate the people left behind. CNN's @clarissaward reports.
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