U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says there’s no hostage-like situation at the Mazar-i-Sharif airport in Afghanistan, the Taliban are accused of killing a pregnant policewoman in front of her family and the EU ambassador to Afghanistan voices his concerns about women’s rights after the Taliban’s takeover.
Meanwhile, a tax expert says funding the new 2022 defense budget proposal will add up and it would cost an extra $1.2 trillion dollars over 10 years.