Golden Globes Org Donates $500,000 to Journalists in Afghanistan, Haiti Earthquake Relief

Editor’s note: In another special report for Deadline, veteran foreign affairs correspondent and Only Cry for the Living: Memos from Inside the ISIS Battlefield author Hollie McKay is back in Kabul to cover the nation’s return to Taliban rule, almost 20 years after American forces ejected the fundamentalist group from power. One in a series of Deadline stories tied to the 20th anniversary of 9/11.

BBC that the Taliban will “impose a lifestyle on the Afghan people that I think is going to make us all sick to our stomach.”“But most importantly,” he said, “they’re going to give safe haven to Al-Qaeda who has ambitions to drive us out of the Mideast writ large and attack us because of our way of life.

military veteran who served in Afghanistan had taken their own life in recent days because of their feelings over what had happened there. During a round of broadcast interviews this morning Armed Forces Minister James Heappey told Sky News he was aware of at least one former soldier who had taken their life "in the last week or so" in the wake of the takeover by the Taliban.

Over 24 hours in Kabul, brutality, trauma, moments of grace— US: Afghan evacuees who fail initial screening Kosovo-bound— Rescue groups: US tally misses hundreds left in Afghanistan— US expects to admit more than 50,000 evacuated Afghans— Afghan women demand rights as Taliban seek recognition———— Find more AP coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/afghanistan———HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING:KABUL, Afghanistan — Some domestic flights have resumed at Afghanistan’s international airport in Kabul, with

Naman Ramachandran Women filmmakers from Afghanistan made a powerful and emotional plea for international intellectual support at a panel at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday.Fighting back tears, Sahraa Karimi, who wrote a hard-hitting open letter about the impact of her country being taken over again by the Taliban, did not mince her words about the current situation in the country.

obtained a statement from the State Department that said, “”We did not forget about USAGM employees and their families, nor will we. These employees have served the United States…..We remain keenly focused on getting them out, safely.”USAGM includes outlets like Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

BBC has evacuated a third of its staff and their families from Afghanistan with the help of U.K. government and military.The hundreds of evacuees are now being supported by the corporation and government in the U.K., where they are being processed as refugees.A senior BBC source told Variety last week that the corporation’s focus is on the urgent evacuation of its Afghan reporters.

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Joe Biden has set a Tuesday deadline to withdraw American forces.The Pulitzer Board's citation came a day after a suicide attack at the Kabul airport killed well over 100 Afghans and 13 U.S.

The presidents of five unions representing journalists are calling on President Joe Biden to support news crews and their families who are trying to flee Afghanistan.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are doing their bit to support the people of Afghanistan.

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Candace Cameron Bure revealed she’s conflicted about promoting her latest Hallmark movie amid a slew of tragic stories around the world such as the situations in Afghanistan and Haiti.  The former "Full House" actress, 45, began promoting the latest in her ongoing "Aurora Teagarden Mysteries" series for Hallmark titled "Honeymoon, Honeymurder." However, after sharing the trailer for the upcoming film, set for release on Aug.

Commons debate this morning to explain Britain’s role in the unfolding catastrophe in Afghanistan. The Prime Minister will kick off a five hour debate to which MPs have been recalled by announcing the UK will resettle 20,000 vulnerable people.

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Prince Harry, 36, and Meghan Markle, 40, have spoken out in a lengthy message of support amidst several world crises. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex released a joint statement via their Archewell Foundation and addressed the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, the devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “The world is exceptionally fragile right now,” the couple said in their statement, which was shared on Tuesday, Aug. 17.