he may have tipped his hand here. 60% of the european union is under a drought warning. we are in the heart of it but you can see it s far from extinguished. it s monday, august 15th, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington, and 12:30 p.m. in kabul where one year ago today the taliban seized control of the afghan capital. human rights have warned that millions are living under dire conditions. now cnn has obtained a copy of the scathing report on the withdrawal from the republicans. it said that president biden did not portray the events on the ground and failed to put a plan in place. republicans have relied on information from whistle-blowers, people living in kabul since the recall, and fact finding reports since the biden administration did not take part. it described inadequate numbers of u.s. personnel to handle the crowds and part of the planning got started in june and only a quarter of those evacuated were women and girls. over the past year, the
ground and failed to put a plan in place. republicans have relied on information from whistle-blowers, people living in kabul since the recall, and fact finding reports since the biden administration did not take part. it described inadequate numbers of u.s. personnel to handle the crowds and part of the planning got started in june and only a quarter of those evacuated were women and girls. over the past year, the taliban have imposed severe restrictions, detained critics and left millions in an economic crisis, struggling to get food and basic necessities. and despite saying women and girls would retain many of their freedoms, womens rights groups say they ve been deprived of their livelihood and identity.
anniversary of the attack on the us capitol. the police chief said the building s security team had implemented more than 90 recommendations following investigations into the intelligence and operational failures that led to the breach. police in india have detained an 18 year old woman they believe to be behind an app that shared pictures of dozens of muslim women, saying they were for sale. a 21 year old man who has also been arrested denies any wrongdoing. the app, which was removed from the web platform github after complaints, has been condemned by indian politicians and women s rights groups. japanese car manufacturer toyota has overtaken general motors as the leading seller of cars in the us. gm had been king of us auto sales since 1931, when it took the number one spot away from ford. this shake up comes after a shortage of crucial computer chips plagued carmakers in 2021.
prosecutors in the united states have charged the former chairman of the far right group, the proud boys, with conspiracy for allegedly helping to plan last year s storming of congress. enrique tarrio is one of the highest profile figures to be indicted in connection with the january the sixth attack by donald trump s supporters. in total, more than seven hundred and fifty people have been charged so far. security forces in the sudanese capital khartoum have fired tear gas to disperse protesters marching against military rule on international women s day. women s rights groups had called the protest along with neighbourhood resistance committees that have been organising street demonstrations since the military took power in october. more than 85 protestors have been killed and hundreds wounded by the security forces since the coup. australia s prime minister is to declare a national emergency in response to severe flooding on the country s east