In a two-hour documentary that airs September 12 at 9pm ET, CNN's Jake Tapper conducts candid, in-depth interviews with eight US commanders who led the war effort over two decades and four administrations, asking what went wrong. They examine the mission, the missteps and the lies that contributed to Afghanistan's chaotic and sudden fall to the Taliban in August.
Following the Septemeber 11th terror attacks, the FAA and US airlines overhauled aircraft safety to make it harder for people to enter the flight deck. Now, 20 years later, pilots say it's still not enough. CNN's Pete Muntean reports.
CNN's Nic Robertson travels to Kabul, Afghanistan, on the 20th anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks that led to the US invasion of the country to see what has changed … and what hasn't.
The coronavirus pandemic and the Delta variant are preventing children from getting back to school in Cuba. CNN's Patrick Oppmann reports on the government's recent push to vaccinate school-age children and toddlers with their homegrown vaccines.
Los Angeles (AFP) – The education board for the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second biggest in the US, votes that children aged 12 or over who attend public schools in the city will have to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by the start of next year.
Washington (AFP) – US President Joe Biden says a “distinct minority of Americans” are to blame for preventing the United States from overcoming the pandemic during a speech from the White House on the nation’s fight against the Covid-19 Delta variant. He says he will mandate companies with 100 or more employees to vaccinate all workers or administer weekly Covid-19 tests in a new effort to defeat the surging Delta virus.
Los Angeles (AFP) – The education board for the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second biggest in the US, votes that children aged 12 or over who attend public schools in the city will have to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by the start of next year. This is the first such requirement by a major education board in the US.
Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Young Gazan contortionists train with the dream of taking part in international competitions, such as a yoga competition in India in November they have been invited to. Israel’s blockade of the Palestinian enclave means however that it’s unlikely they’ll be able to leave the territory to compete.
Jerusalem (AFP) – Palestinians gather at Al Aqsa mosque following Friday prayers for a demonstration in support of the six Palestinian prisoners who escaped from Israel’s Gilboa prison earlier this week.
Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Young Gazan contortionists train with the dream of taking part in international competitions, such as a yoga competition in India in November they have been invited to. Israel's blockade of the Palestinian enclave means however that it's unlikely they'll be able to leave the territory to compete.
Palestinians gather at Al Aqsa mosque following Friday prayers for a demonstration in support of the six Palestinian prisoners who escaped from Israel's Gilboa prison earlier this week.
Washington (AFP) – US President Joe Biden says a "distinct minority of Americans" are to blame for preventing the United States from overcoming the pandemic during a speech from the White House on the nation's fight against the Covid-19 Delta variant.
