Wearing a burka, CNN’s chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward reported from Kabul as the Afghan capital fell to the Taliban.

The journalist highlighted the discordant images that she was witnessing, telling viewers that the Taliban were “just chanting death to America, but they seem friendly at the same time. It’s utterly bizarre.” Those remarks prompted widespread mockery by some pundits and politicians. Sen. Ted Cruz tweeted: “Is there an enemy of America for whom @CNN won’t cheerlead?”

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