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taliban continues to crack down on the rights of female journalists. and we do begin in japan this hour where u.s. president joe biden is pivoting to economic alliances as he tackles is second leg of a high stakes diplomatic nour asia. earlier he called on the japanese emperor at the japanese palace. he later arooied for talks where mr. biden reaffirmed america's support for japan. >> u.s./japanese alliance has long been the corner stone of peace and prosperity in the indo-pacific, and the united states remains fully committed to japan's defense, and we will face the challenges tod...

heading to south korea. his first trip to asia as president while pyongyang watches closely. and the taliban continues to roll back the rights of women in afghanistan. now forcing a choice between covering their faces or losing their on-air jobs. live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with john vause. >> a bill authorizing $40 billion in u.s. aid to ukraine is on its way to seoul, south korea, for president joe biden's signature. the aid package easily passed the u.s. senate on thursday but does not take effect until it is signed. another $100 million worth of artillery, ra...

They say it's a sign of solidarity with their female colleagues. there is real concern about how much longer women will be allowed to even appear on afghan television. >> reporter: for the past five months, she has been anchoring the morning news on tolo tv, but this might be the last time she can show her face on air. the morning editorial meeting starts with worried discussion about mandatory masking. the station director said he had even considered shutting down and leaving. but then he thought female staff who wanted to carry on anchoring with a mask can't, while those who don't will get o...

And girls. just this week, the militant group ordered all female tv presenters to cover their faces while on air. many journalists fear what could be next. cnn's christiane amanpour has our report. >> reporter: for the past five months, this woman has been anchoring the morning news on tolo tv, but this might be the last time she can show her face on air. the morning editorial meeting starts with worried discussion about mandatory masking. station director said he'd considered just shutting down and leaving, but then he thought, female staff who want to carry on anchoring with a mask can, whil...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban intelligence men came in the night to arrest three...