A US Navy veteran who helped Afghans escape after the Taliban takeover in 2021 has won at least $5m (£4.1m) after a jury said he was defamed by American broadcaster CNN. Zachary Young ran a private security firm,

The jury deliberated for more than eight hours starting before ruling in favor of Zachary Young in his defamation suit against CNN.

Zachary Young alleged CNN smeared him by implying he illegally profited when helping people flee Afghanistan on the "black market" during the Biden administration's military withdrawal from the country in 2021.