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The White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, is now holding her (twice-delayed) daily briefing with reporters, and she was asked about a report that health concerns have stalled US-bound flights for Afghan refugees.
Psaki confirmed that some Afghan refugees’ planes have been “temporarily paused” because of four diagnosed cases of measles among the passengers.
The Taliban’s violent crackdown on protests against their hardline rule has already led to four documented deaths, according to a UN human rights official who said the group had used live ammunition, whips and batons to break up demonstrations.
Ravina Shamdasani, the UN’s rights spokesperson, told a briefing in Geneva that it had also received reports of house-to-house searches for those who participated in the protests.
Related: At least four killed in Taliban crackdown on protests, says UN
Read the original article at The Guardian