oleksandr merezhko, thank you for takin: nail. oleksandr merezhko, thank you for taking the — nail.erezhko, thank you for taking the time to speak- nail. oleksandr merezhko, thank you for taking the time to speak to i nail. oleksandr merezhko, thank you for taking the time to speak to us i for taking the time to speak to us on bbc news. a new report by the united nations has shed more light on the suppression of women in afghanistan. it says the taliban government has started sending female abuse survivors to prison because state—sponsored shelters have been closed. gender—based violence against afghan women and girls has been on the rise since the taliban retook power in 2021. joining me now is heather barr, associate director of the women's right�*s division at human rights watch. thank you forjoining us. your reaction to this new research and what the taliban is doing here? this re ort what the taliban is doing here? try 3 report documents what afghan women have known ever since august 15, 2021, which is that one of the first things the taliban did after they took over was to dis