CNN goes on trial over its report alleging 'black market' for Afghan rescues

Jan 5, 2025 - 19:56
CNN goes on trial over its report alleging 'black market' for Afghan rescues
Security contractor Zachary Young alleges that CNN defamed him in a November 2021 report, shown above, about Afghans

A CNN story about a "black market" for rescuing people from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover is at the heart of a defamation trial that opens Monday in Florida.

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