Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorOne day while broadcasting from Afghanistan for CNN, Clarissa Ward may have moved about a little more freely.
On another, she wore traditional dress for women in that region — covering her hair with a head scarf and a traditional abaya — and was asked at one point on camera by members of the Taliban to stand to the side because she is female.“The Taliban are telling us they are here to maintain order, that people are safe, and that nobody should be worried; but we have seen fighters also chanting ‘death to America,’’ says Deborah Rayner, CNN’s senior vice president of international newsgathering, in responses to questions delivered via email.
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