breaking news and taliban fighters have reached the afghan capital.— fighters have reached the afghan capital. floods have stepped- — afghan capital. floods have stopped. thousands - afghan capital. floods have stopped. thousands of - afghan capital. floods have i stopped. thousands of people continue to — stopped. thousands of people continue to try _ stopped. thousands of people continue to try to _ stopped. thousands of people continue to try to get - stopped. thousands of people continue to try to get into - stopped. thousands of people continue to try to get into the | continue to try to get into the airport and onto a flight. women have been completely marginalised since the taliban came — marginalised since the taliban came to — marginalised since the taliban came to power. goes after primary— came to power. goes after primary school age can't go to school, — primary school age can't go to school, women are unable to work — school, women are unable to work. female university students have been told to go back_ students have been told to go back home. students have been told to go back home-— students have been told to go back home. . ., , back home. the taliban had been t in: to back home. the taliban had been trying to step _ back home. the taliban had been trying to stop people _ back home. the taliban had been trying to stop people in _ back home. the taliban had been trying to stop people in the - trying to stop people in the capital— trying to stop people in the capital protesting - trying to stop people in the capital protesting against l trying to stop people in the l capital protesting against the restriction _ capital protesting against the restriction of— capital protesting against the restriction of women's - capital protesting against the| restriction of women's rights. human — restriction of women's rights. human rights _ restriction of women's rights. human rights groups- restriction of women's rights. i human rights groups criticised a gathering of 4000 male taliban leaders.- a gathering of 4000 male taliban leaders. ~ ., �* , , taliban leaders. women's rights barely warranted _ taliban leaders. women's rights barely warranted a _ taliban leaders. women's rights barely warranted a mention. - barely warranted a mention. tobacca— barely warranted a mention. tobacco authorities announced girls needed to go back home. how do you raise 20 years of women's rights goes back they

are devastated by news we have received the secondary schools or girls will not be reopening. i've seen girls crying.

you will be teaching a girl in afghanistan a bit of education, a bit of maths, a bit of information. we need to be aware... confidence. confidence. those girls need to feel safe with you. and that will come through your attributes and through these skills and they will look forward to it.— skills and they will look forward to it. what if you aren't happy _ forward to it. what if you aren't happy at _ forward to it. what if you aren't happy at all? - forward to it. what if you l aren't happy at all? should forward to it. what if you - aren't happy at all? should we fake _ aren't happy at all? should we fake it? — aren't happy at all? should we fake it? i— aren't happy at all? should we fake it? i mean, what if we are

feeling — fake it? i mean, what if we are feeling pressured, mentally, what — feeling pressured, mentally, what if ~~ _ feeling pressured, mentally, what if... in feeling pressured, mentally, what if- - -_ what if... in your personal life? yes, _ what if... in your personal life? yes, yes. _ what if. .. in your personal life? yes, yes. for- what if... in your personal life? yes, yes. for that. life? yes, yes. for that moment. _ life? yes, yes. for that moment, just - life? yes, yes. for that moment, just cut - life? yes, yes. for that moment, just cut out l life? yes, yes. for that. moment, just cut out my life? yes, yes. for that- moment, just cut out my real life. i moment, 'ust cut out my real life. . ., ~ ., , ., life. i have worked as a journalist _ life. i have worked as a journalist for _ life. i have worked as a journalist for years - life. i have worked as a journalist for years and | life. i have worked as a | journalist for years and i life. i have worked as a - journalist for years and i have written — journalist for years and i have written stories of victims of war, — written stories of victims of war, which is totally different. this is positive, happy— different. this is positive, happy project. if different. this is positive, happy preject-_ different. this is positive, ha“ ro'ect. ., happy pro'ect. if you are happy to no, happy project. if you are happy to go. that's — happy project. if you are happy to go, that's right. _ happy project. if you are happy to go, that's right. in - happy project. if you are happy to go, that's right. in three, i to go, that's right. in three, two, one, action. i to go, that's right. in three, two, one, action.— to go, that's right. in three, two, one, action. i have two sisters back _ two, one, action. i have two sisters back in _ two, one, action. i have two sisters back in afghanistan. | sisters back in afghanistan. they— sisters back in afghanistan. they cannot go to school and university _ they cannot go to school and university and not only them, each — university and not only them, each girl— university and not only them,

each girl in afghanistan. i know— each girl in afghanistan. i know it _ each girl in afghanistan. i know it they are going through. (speaks pashto) (applause) how do you feel that when? i felt good. how do you feel that when? i felt good- if _ how do you feel that when? i felt good. if you _ how do you feel that when? i felt good. if you had - how do you feel that when? i felt good. if you had to - felt good. if you had to think of a criticism, _ felt good. if you had to think of a criticism, what - felt good. if you had to think of a criticism, what would i felt good. if you had to think of a criticism, what would it| of a criticism, what would it be? ~ , of a criticism, what would it be? p , , i of a criticism, what would it be?_ i couldn't i of a criticism, what would it. be?_ i couldn't tell be? my speed. i couldn't tell when you _ be? my speed. i couldn't tell when you are _ be? my speed. i couldn't tell when you are taking - be? my speed. i couldn't tell when you are taking a - be? my speed. i couldn't tell when you are taking a breath be? my speed. i couldn't tell i when you are taking a breath or when you are taking a breath or when a sentence was coming to an end. so if you felt that it was slightly fast, that maybe it was just slightly fast. 0k? it was just slightly fast. ok? so it was just slightly fast. ok? 50 think about that. it it was just slightly fast. ok? so think about that.- so think about that. it was a aood so think about that. it was a good day- — so think about that. it was a good day- i— so think about that. it was a good day. i was _ so think about that. it was a good day. i was excited - so think about that. it was a l good day. i was excited about it. good day. i was excited about it this — good day. i was excited about it. this project is something i am in — it. this project is something i am in love _ it. this project is something i am in love with i was about to cry nrany— am in love with i was about to cry many times today, but i controi— cry many times today, but i control myself. i really hope

we can — control myself. i really hope we can do something for the teenagers in afghanistan, especially girls. they have suffered a lot. we received 170 calls for help in the two days after schools and universities were shut for girls. now we get roughly 7—10 new girls a day. i was not in a good place myself. than leave home for 90 days when my friends were arrested. each

time i leave home i am afraid. if i say i am not, it isn't true. i don't tell anyone what i do, only my mum knows. i started going to home schools as a psychosocial counsellor i did girls had to be the best version of themselves. even at worst time. i told them to write about their experiences. i tell my students not to them as the government for their insanity. you have to study. you have to fight. —— not to refer to them as the taliban, but as the government, for their own sanity.—

but as the government, for their own sanity. today we had a meeting- _ their own sanity. today we had a meeting. we _ their own sanity. today we had a meeting. we talked - their own sanity. today we had a meeting. we talked about i their own sanity. today we had a meeting. we talked about al a meeting. we talked about a praiect — a meeting. we talked about a project to cover the second anniversary of the taliban coming _ anniversary of the taliban coming to cable, but i was unable _ coming to cable, but i was unable to talk. it triggered me a lot— unable to talk. it triggered me a lot and — unable to talk. it triggered me a lot and i_ unable to talk. it triggered me a lot and i was shaking all day long — a lot and i was shaking all day long -- — a lot and i was shaking all day long. —— kabul. it has been a long — long. —— kabul. it has been a long time _ long. —— kabul. it has been a long time. it still feels like today _ long time. it still feels like today. this was the day the taiiban— today. this was the day the taliban came to kabul. i was iiteraiiy— taliban came to kabul. i was literally shocked. i filmed this— literally shocked. i filmed this out— literally shocked. i filmed this out of my window. 0ne literally shocked. i filmed this out of my window. one week after— this out of my window. one week after taliban came to kabul suddenly, everybody was

sleeping, my family and i was sleeping, _ sleeping, my family and i was sleeping, and i got a call to leave — sleeping, and i got a call to leave for— sleeping, and i got a call to leave for the airport in minutes, because i was working with the — minutes, because i was working with the bbc. i was a journalist. i had the opportunity to leave the country. i didn't have any suitcase _ country. i didn't have any suitcase. i didn't have my backpack packed. i had nothing. my family, they weren't ready for this — my family, they weren't ready forthis. my my family, they weren't ready for this. my dad my family, they weren't ready forthis. my dad — my dad my family, they weren't ready for this. my dad — my dad was crying — for this. my dad — my dad was crying and _ for this. my dad — my dad was crying. and this was the first time — crying. and this was the first time i— crying. and this was the first time i saw— crying. and this was the first time i saw my dad cry. i left to the — time i saw my dad cry. i left to the airport. there was gun shutting _ to the airport. there was gun shutting sound.

just being a journalist, i tried to record things on my way to the airport. people, they were just literally sleeping on the roads, and kids and women. it was just so scary, i cannot forget that night. i was waiting to enter the airport for 48 hours. night and day, i wasjust standing. no food, no water, i couldn't even come back home because everybody was pushing each other to be able to enter the airport. i don't know if i was lucky or not, i don't believe leaving my country, leaving my family behind, was luck. but i had to.

when i haven't seen any picture

of the new flat i am moving to, i really hope that i can make it a home, because it has been months that i am living in hotels.

0n the 15th august, as much as i was preparing myself and my students, we felt utterly helpless. we had a simple conversation. schools were supposed to open. i told them they may not open schools any time soon. will we stop studying, will we stop fighting? i said i know that this

will turn you into women who would never raise a talib. these girls don't have anywhere to go to socialise. so they say here is where they can have at least some fun. women and girls are at home all the time. like during corona. for many, life is getting up every morning, praying, preparing breakfast, cleaning the house, helping prepare lunch and cleaning again. still the day is too long, they spend 6—7 hours a dayjust thinking what to do. their lives are financially hard too. one day one of my students came to me for counselling. i saw blood dripping on her clothes. she had cut her veins.

i said "god help me." she said it's the second day they don't have anything to eat at home. she said it's easier to die than to see her nieces and nephews suffer like this. she's better now, she comes to my classes, writes stories. for me it's like i've won the nobel prize. hello. 0kay, there are some technical issues, so they've asked us to delay by a week. which is obviously a shame, but it gives us a bit more time to get things ready. one more thing. because we already know who is doing which episode, the episode that you are

doing you'll say okay, this was for me this week. next week you'll have aalia and we'll have much more exciting stuff for you. so they get to know you guys as people that they recognise. we can say, next week we'll be learning english and maths and also hearing about the women's suffrage movement. and the explanation of stories. 'cause we want them to come back. yeah.

salaam. tomorrow. i never imagined this word could bring me so muchjoy. tomorrow is exactly two years since i started my work with these girls. and it has transformed me from the dark, fearful, and pessimistic person i was, into a courageous and creative woman. these girls have helped me more than i have helped them. we are like a family. we support each other

during hard times.

0k. i think so. dari take 1, wait. dari take two.

it's so fast. dari take five. nailed it. yeah? well done everyone, good stuff. it's exciting, it's really exciting. i when the programme first started my sisters and other afghan girls, they were all so happy. i received many comments on social media and they were telling me how helpful this programme was for them. it's also nice that we have been invited to uk schools to talk about dars programme in person.

alright, hello everybody. so i'll let sahar tell you a bit about afghanistan, 'cause that's where sahar's from. i don't know if you guys know anything about afghanistan or anyone else from afghanistan here? what's your name? sara. so i don't know if sara knows anything about afghanistan, i don't know if she has been there. you have been there? well, living, studying and working in afghanistan is totally different from the uk. it's so challenging. you have to fight for your rights. because basically now in afghanistan girls don't have the right to go to school. i have two little sisters back in afghanistan, they cannot go to school. which is so heartbreaking for me. that's why working with this project, it's so exciting. what happens if girls are able to be taught at home? it's not enough, even our programme, it cannot fill the empty space of school.

but, we try to, you know, keep their hopes and dreams alive by this show. it's been more than 2.5 years since the taliban took over, sadly schools are still closed. but we, the bbc, decided to go ahead with the second series which is very great news for us and for afghan girls. bye guys. have a good day. it was so nice to meet you. and things are slowly getting better for me as well. i've found a permanent place and moved in. we are like a family. we support each other during hard times. the other day they surprised me with a cake. their kindness

leaves me speechless. and i feel powerful with them. i hope for the day that we can live as free and equal humans under these guys. hello there. it looks like it's going to get

warmer next week, particularly for south—eastern parts of the uk. quite cool though for these areas in particular on saturday, where we had the cloud and rain. a weather front has taken the wet weather away, but there's more weather systems to come in from the atlantic to bring some rain in from the west, together with some stronger winds on sunday. it's quite cool air still, so temperatures are going to be on the low side to start with. some early sunshine in the east, it does cloud over though from the west, with some rain coming in mainly for the northern half of the uk. briefly some rain in wales and the southwest before it cheers up in the afternoon. not much rain heading into the midlands, it should stay dry towards the south—east. the winds will pick up a bit. not as strong as they were a few days ago, but gusts of 40 miles an hour — wales, the midlands and northern england. and whilst it's going to be a bit warmer than it was on saturday in the south—east with some sunshine, further north those temperatures really will struggle under the rain and quite a poor day here. late in the day that rain will start to ease off a bit,

and then we look out into the atlantic, more weather systems to arrive much later on monday. so, on the whole, monday looks a better day. we want to see early showers in the south—east and still some cloud left for northern england, northern ireland and scotland with one or two spots of rain. but many places will be dry, there'll be some spells of sunshine, probably not quite as windy, i think, on monday either. and so it's going to feel a bit warmer. temperatures will be a bit higher. nothing startling, but still could make the low 205 across eastern parts of england. and then these weather systems will bring some rain into the north—west overnight. we'll keep some wet weather going into tuesday, but the rain isn't going to move very far. it's getting blocked by that large area of high pressure, and that will allow the temperatures to rise ahead of the weather front, which is bringing the rain. there will be some rain, though, on tuesday for scotland, and northern ireland — could be a bit heavy over the hills as well. slowly, that rain will push its way over the irish sea into northern and western parts of england and wales. but ahead of that, the midlands towards the southeast, dry, some sunshine. here, it's starting to warm up with temperatures back into the mid 205,

but where we've got cloud and rain further north and west, temperatures will be pegged at 18—20 degrees. and those numbers won't change here on wednesday. we've still got the rain around, it's not moving very far, but it allows the heat to build across the midlands and some eastern parts of england.

live from washington, this is bbc news. police in germany arrest a suspect in the killing of three people in a knife attack in the city of solingen. the islamic state group has claimed responsibility. french media report that pavel durov, the russian founder of the telegram messaging service, has been arrested after his private

jet landed in paris. nasa says two astronauts stranded on the international space station will not return to earth until february, eight months later than initially planned. hello, i'm carl nasman. we start in germany where authorities say they've arrested a man suspected of carrying out a mass stabbing in the city of solingen on friday evening, which left three people dead and eight injured. german media reports say the suspect handed himself in to a police patrol. this brings the total number of people detained in connection with the attack to three, including a 15—year—old on suspicion of having been in contact with the perpetrator before the attack. the islamic state group have claimed responsibility for the attack, but have provided no evidence. and earlier on saturday, police were seen raiding a property — usually a home for refugees — in the city of solingen.

germany's interior minister addressed the press