Coverage dated January 28, 2022 to January 31, 2022

Pregnant New Zealand journalist in Afghanistan can go home

Headline from WFMZ Allentown, on the newest of 3 developments

A pregnant New Zealand journalist who was stranded in Afghanistan by her home country’s COVID-19 border policy says she will return home after her government offered her a pathway back.

WFMZ Allentown's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Taliban helps pregnant New Zealand journalist stranded by quarantine rules

    Headline from The Guardian ·

  2. From Kabul, pregnant reporter fights NZ govt to come home

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

  3. Newest

    Pregnant New Zealand journalist in Afghanistan can go home

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

Reports & sources

24 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Guardian

    Taliban helps pregnant New Zealand journalist stranded by quarantine rules (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Charlotte Bellis says Taliban offered her safe haven while quarantine backlog prevented her return home

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Pregnant New Zealand journalist forced to move to Afghanistan | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

    Published

    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    With New Zealand keeping its borders closed due to COVID restrictions, pregnant journalist Charlotte Bellis has been stuck outside her home country, forced to ask the Taliban for help.

  3. Herald Bulletin

    From Kabul, pregnant reporter fights NZ govt to come home (opens Herald Bulletin)

    Published

    Herald Bulletin's feed description

    ISLAMABAD (AP) — She reported on the difficult conditions mothers and babies face just to survive in desperate Afghanistan. Now, a pregnant New Zealand reporter has chosen Kabul as a

  4. Voice of America

    From Kabul, Pregnant Reporter Fights New Zealand Government to Return Home (opens Voice of America)

    Published

    Voice of America's feed description

    Charlotte Bellis has been fighting her country's stringent COVID-19 entry rules

  5. The Daily Caller

    Pregnant Reporter Turned To Taliban For Help After Home Country’s COVID Restrictions Prevent Her Return (opens The Daily Caller)

    Published

    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A pregnant journalist in Afghanistan said she turned to the Taliban for help when New Zealand's COVID-19 travel policy would not allow her to go home.

  6. Fox News

    Pregnant journalist gets help from Taliban after New Zealand denies request to return due to COVID rules (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Pregnant New Zealand journalist Charlotte Bellis joined 'America's Newsroom' to discuss her request to return home and how she is seeking refuge with the Taliban.

  7. Hot Air

    New Zealand blocking pregnant reporter from coming home (opens Hot Air)

    Published

    Hot Air's feed description

    The paperwork trail

  8. NBC News

    From Kabul, pregnant reporter fights New Zealand's strict Covid rules to come home (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    Thousands of New Zealand citizens wanting to return home have faced delays due to a bottleneck of people in the country’s border quarantine system.

  9. Newsweek

    Taliban "welcomes" pregnant reporter denied reentry to New Zealand amid COVID protocols (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    "When the Taliban offers you—a pregnant, unmarried woman—safe haven, you know your situation is messed up," said Charlotte Bellis.

  10. WFMZ Allentown

    Pregnant New Zealand journalist in Afghanistan can go home (opens WFMZ Allentown)

    Published

    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    A pregnant New Zealand journalist who was stranded in Afghanistan by her home country’s COVID-19 border policy says she will return home after her government offered her a pathway back.

  11. Newsweek

    New Zealand finally offers pregnant reporter in Afghanistan voucher to return home (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    After previously being offered refuge from the Taliban, pregnant reporter Charlotte Bellis has now been allowed to return home to New Zealand.

  12. Sofrep

    New Zealand COVID Travel Restrictions Strand Pregnant Journalist, Handing Taliban A Major Public Relations Victory (opens Sofrep)

    Published

    Sofrep's feed description

    A pregnant Al Jazeera journalist has been offered refuge by the Taliban after she was denied re-entry to her home country, New Zealand.

  13. BizPac Review

    Pregnant journo gets help from TALIBAN after New Zealand rejects entry over convoluted COVID rules (opens BizPac Review)

    Published

    BizPac Review's feed description

    (Video: Fox News) New Zealand initially denied a pregnant journalist re-entry into her home country, citing COVID restrictions and forcing her to seek help from an unlikely […]

  14. Deutsche Welle

    Pregnant NZ journalist, stuck in Kabul, allowed to return home | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

    Published

    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The New Zealand government's earlier decision to deny Charlotte Bellis re-entry had sparked public outcry over the country's strict border controls. Bellis said her exemption did nothing to ensure others could return.

  15. Breitbart News

    NZ Allows Pregnant Journalist to Return Home Despite Border Laws (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    A pregnant journalist who was forced to rely on the Taliban's charity has finally been allowed to return to New Zealand.

  16. NBC News

    Pregnant New Zealand journalist in Kabul can go home after Covid rules fight (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    The case had quickly becoming an embarrassment to New Zealand, which has thousands of citizens waiting abroad for space to open in the military-run border quarantine hotels.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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