Afghanistan Has Its Own Fake News Problem – Special Report

Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja has made a short film for the Legacy Of War Foundation’s new No More Wars campaign, which aims to highlight the costs of the 20 years of war that followed the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001.The first in a series of collaborations with photographer and Legacy Of War founder Giles Duley, Del Naja’s film – for which he has also composed new music – focusses on the stories of civilian casualties in Afghanistan and the work of the Italian NGO Emergency at

who lives with him in suburban Ohio, jettisoned its planned Season 2 opener on Aug. 12 when the US pulled out of Afghanistan.Instead, its writers, several of whom are Afghan or Afghan-American, quickly penned a new episode about the impact of the pullout on interpreter Al (Adhir Kalyan) and his best friend, Riley (Parker Young) as the drama unfolded in real time overseas.

Editors note: Hollie McKay’s latest special report for Deadline finds the veteran foreign affairs correspondent and Only Cry for the Living: Memos from Inside the ISIS Battlefield author negotiating the sometimes contradictory new realities for female journalists in Afghanistan since the Taliban’s return to power.

was re-written to address current events in Afghanistan following the recent withdrawal of U.S. troops.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVWhen “United States of Al” debuts its second season on CBS on Oct.

Newsmax host Grant Stinchfield cut an interview with a veteran Wednesday night after the guest criticized former president Donald Trump. During a conversation with Iraq War veteran Joe Saboe, who has been working to help people flee Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover of the country, Stinchfield said, “I can tell you, this didn’t happen under President Trump and I know there’s a lot of people on the left that want to try to blame President Trump.

Editor’s note: In Hollie McKay’s latest special report for Deadline, the veteran foreign affairs correspondent and Only Cry for the Living: Memos from Inside the ISIS Battlefield author writes from Kabul about the silencing of Afghanistan’s music and musicians as the Taliban consolidates its return to power amidst the U.S. withdrawal.

Kate Middleton thanked those who helped evacuate people in Afghanistan last month during her return to public duties following a summer break Wednesday.

Kim Kardashian is a seasoned Met Gala dresser and the consensus seems to be that she wore her most controversial ensemble to date this year.

Kate Middleton is heading back to work following her summer break.

Singer-songwriter John Ondrasik of Five For Fighting has released a new song that’s highly critical of the United States’ withdrawal strategy from Afghanistan.  The Grammy-nominated artist penned his new track "Blood On My Hands" shortly after learning of the suicide bombing in Kabul that left 13 U.S.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSahraa Karimi, film director (“Hava, Maryam, Ayesha”) and head of the Afghan Film Organization, has been named as head of the jury at the next edition of the Stockholm International Film Festival.The festival’s 32nd edition will run Nov. 10-21, 2021 in the Swedish capital.

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.

on Twitter back in March, citing the show’s other cast members and writers with connections to Afghanistan.“It’s actually quite fortunate. Because it’s my show I can make sure that it is written and produced by Afghans and Muslims,” he said at the time.

CBS comedy United States of Al premiered two weeks before the U.S. announced its withdrawal from Afghanistan.