security provided to the country center for it has only been at school we the kurdish women are still asking for justice. and now again, i'm glad is built in france. we angry and the french state is responsible for the protest have come down here in paris. the police and security services are out in force clearing the protest, but the anger in the streets of protest video. the killings have touched a nerve. i'm on the phone, says migrant community protests in other cities as well. they want to know why an attack on a minority community isn't being designated a terrorist attack. ah . the u. n's top ranking female official visits, cobble pushing for greater rights for women. the women are getting trodden on how

they need to breathe. they need to come back, they need to have their rights and protected, and given back to them where they being taken away. ah, until mccrae, this is al jazeera alive from doha. also coming up. the u. s. designates the wagner group as an international criminal organization for supplying mercenaries to russia will have reaction from moscow. ah, dozens of people injured and peru as police confront, protest is demanding the resignation of the presidents. ah, the un deputy secretary general has told al jazeera, the women and girls of afghanistan cannot be abandoned and made it. mohammed has

just returned from a high level meeting with the taliban. she says her delegation made some progress on women's rights, but much remains to be done. earlier, my colleague fully bout to balk, spoke to the deputy secretary general here and dog ha. has there been any progress made on the issue of women working for en jose and african women and girls being able to attend secondary school? yes, there has been some progress. some exemptions are being made to the edicts that have covered the health sector. and i think that's because the international community, it's particularly the partners who are funding this, we're able to show the implications and the impact of your women to women's services, particularly childbirth getting food across, in very harsh when to conditions. not enough. that's just the very beginning. we've opened up a crack and we hope that through the reversals, we can eventually get to a stage where you neutralize those edicts and women a back in school and girls. and of course, in the workplace. oh, did you meet within the taliban leadership and do they understand?

the gravity of the rolled 5th put in place. we met every one that was in 1st of all the cabinets. we met ministers there. we met the foreign minister. we met the deputy prime minister. we met the minister that was in charge of refugees and returning we went to supreme leader know we did not meet the supreme leader that i think is a pretty close door to most. but we did meet the deputy governor in kandahar and the sure the sure the council that take these decisions and that to interpret them . and that is very important because as you know, it's at school a thoughts right now. what we're seeing is an apparition on education and workplace for women's rights, but not what islam preaches. and it was very important to go in and try to have a conversation with them. and they, did you get a sense that when this taliban leadership bear is there is unity or division. perhaps when it comes to these rules of implement? when you meet the taliban, there's a lot of hospitality. everyone is welcoming you at the same time. if you push

enough buttons, you begin to see the ideology come through. what we did see was an understanding of all of them how important it was for girls rights and then women's rights and education. they all didn't have a yeah. they didn't push back on that. what they said was that, okay, this is work in progress and they're going to come back to us with a new framing around which they would protect women, that would be accessing education and also the workplace. so i think that them, they understand. i was surprised them that we saw from them a need and a want to be recognized. um and that the humanitarian services were important. so i think you've got fractions. i think you've got the ones that afford leaning and you've got the ones that are holding on to the 13th century ideology. yeah, and i will ask you a bit more about this needs to be recognized that they have formulated. i wanted to to, to find out more though about your meetings with them. as a woman,

a muslim woman. you were meeting with a taliban along with the head of u. n. a women is the mabel holes. did you find that that made a difference? having women in there to, to have that perhaps uncomfortable conversation for them about women's rights finishes. it was always very clear to me. i am going in there as an opportunity to air the voices of women of afghanistan. we heard this some young women who said to us, we don't need your voice renewed, you to amplify ours when you get in there, since we don't have that opportunity. so going in the house, very focused on getting those messages across and getting into the room. it is always intimidating when you're facing people who do such things in this world as we don't accept. but i think, you know, focus on the issue and push it and we did and they didn't, in some cases, didn't accept it. and try to put you in your place, but i think we were strong enough to push back until the car bulky is the spokesperson for the telephones, ministry of foreign affairs. he joins us now from kabul. thank you very much for

being on al jazeera, but you put restrictions in place on female aid workers. why are you putting the lives of your own people at risk? ah, well, it is important to realize that some of these restrictions placed on our foreign a yos, a part of this decision making was to curb the activities of some ngos that we're trying to. and social engineer, a change in atlanta that as the cardinal principal or for you and your work is impartiality and neutrality, or to that and are, those are endures. all we're really involved in humanitarian work and we're committed to this principle and not interfering in the local customs and norms. they were given exemptions in some areas including health. they have resumed their

work and we welcome that. but despite, as for those who were unable or unwilling to stick to this principle, and they have only shown that perhaps this decision was in the best interest of a lot of them. and india and dirt we are will continue to prioritize the stability and security of linus that fit into in a will. you is described. married it, answer the the you in is described. it is endangering, urgent life, saving humanitarian operations. i mean, are you what's more important to the taliban saving lives or restricting women's exists or to to as restricting women from working for in g o. what, what you put ahead of the other because it seems from this rule that you are making women decide i think that is

a very good question that as a directed a primarily at the united nations and also the international community at large. i mean, this humanitarian situation that has come about in a val understand it is indeed concerning armina. we don't deny that it's a something that is an ideal situation. however, we must remember and acknowledge that this economic situation was precipitated by the 20 year occupation. and it has been exacerbated by the re imposition of sanctions by acid freezers, and by restrictions on banking, which as hindering the efforts of the government to try to deal with this crisis. the un, sadly, certainly has been ineffective in dealing with this. a human driven manmade humanitarian crisis. but you and there tell about i live in lieu, now, sorry to interrupt you to tell me you've been in power for over

a year. now you've got to take some responsibility for the situation in your own country. surely you can't just put it on the you in and other international organizations and countries. surely. i mean sure we have, oh, these are the responsibility of the government. i mean, we have been very effective in our response in terms of increase in commerce activities in terms of providing job opportunities to the people and also allowing access for humanitarian actors. those who truly are involved in and life saving activities. we have even given them exemptions, i mean it has the burden off this large part of this burden as on the international community, especially the countries that purportedly champion human rights, they are calling for further sanctions and further punitive measures against the government. those sanctions of being put in place because of the packaging and the issues venerable. sorry to interrupt. again. those sanctions and those are the

sanctions that the international community have put in place or because of the restrictions that you have put in place against women and girls in your own country . so isn't it on you, isn't on the taliban to i guess work with the international community work with the you when work with amena mohamad with the at the deputy secretary general of the you when and and she come to a solution here. i mean again, our to return back to the question you posed me or to me earlier, what is important the lives of the ordinary of hands, or is it the some values of the western countries that they're trying to impose again or the if you're referring to some of these restrictions, i suppose it restrictions in afghanistan, one of the principals, the main principals are off the u. n as non interference, and the internal affairs of other countries. i mean, this is an internal matter of,

of harness and we're trying our very best and exerting efforts to find solutions to the problems at hand. but that does not give us the should not give anyone the right to call for a punitive measures to try to isolate and punish the most vulnerable people, which are again the women and girls and children. awful. understand by taking such measures. i mean, the solution lies in positive interaction and in positive engagement, a trying to find, working together, finding resolutions and solutions to the problems at hand. and in the meantime, helping and assisting those in need a can. what will it take to the taliban to allow women, unrestricted access to education and the ability to work? is that going to be able to be of reality for women and girls in afghanistan while the taliban is empower? i mean, the sir idea that a there's

a ban on that education is absolutely incorrect. it is part of our a particular narrative and agenda that has been driven by some actors who again have taken hostage the u. n. n. a incense of helping the people of understand instead of working on areas and in a way that empowers the the government to take the needed actions to help and provide the basic needs are off avalon. nathan, when it comes to again, these restrictions, this is a suspension. i mean, we are working on finding a solution to this. this is not something that is a blanket ban. it had never has been. there was a schools open, there was universities open and they have been again a suspended and we are working on finding a permanent solutions to reopening this. but again, other institutes are open, educational zoom dressers or online learning a home schooling. i mean,

these are open, this is not a, a ban or a war against education for, for girls and women. that you, when claimed that you could be using women's rights as a bargaining chip or with the international community. you're politicizing humanitarian aid. what do you say to that? her, i think there would be a very wrong assessment and wrong take her by any one to us. our foremost priority is the rights and liberties of our own people. that is why we engaged in war with foreign occupation because we want to secure the right of rights and independence of the people off of line a plan that is our foremost priority. or if you look at the humanitarian section, i mean, it is us who have a taken these addicts off the streets. we would, it is us who have provided money,

an opportunity to beggars on the street. it is us or who are providing jobs despite the sanctions, despite the restrictions, despite the collective punishment attempts off those who purportedly care about the read up lines more than the afghan government itself. this concerns that to the telecom once. if gonna start to become more and more isolated from the international community, do you want, if gain a sound to be part of the international community going forward? we've always from the very 1st day are always advocated for integration of, of amazon in to the international community. we've always maintained the position that we will do so in line with our islamic and in line with our national values and principles and a we will continue to work with like minded countries and partners and trying to find

a solutions and in trying to increase commerce people to people interaction and also diplomatic and other relations. okay, thank you so much. that's abdul car bulky is spokesperson for telephones, ministry of foreign affairs. thanks very much for being on al jazeera and thank you for having me. what's other news in the us is designating rushes. wagner group has an international criminal organization that will allow it to impose why the sanctions on the group. the white house is about 50000 wagner mis and recent fighting and ukraine. mike, hannah reports from washington, d. c. a 3rd force and the ukraine conflict. soldiers from russia's wagner group, essentially hired mercenaries, many of them hired from russian prisons. the group is controlled by a guinea pig. oh, seen a close ally of letting me a putin. and this week featured in a video made by his own media service,

visiting injured fighters in st. petersburg clinic. you must not petty a soldier, a war. you must take care of him. therefore, each soldier should be unique, with more than $50000.00 deployed in ukraine. the wagner group has been on the us rate, offer a number of months. and now it's been declared a significant transnational criminal organisation in coordination with this designation. we will also impose additional sanctions next week against wagner and its support network across multiple continents. these actions recognize the trans continental threat that wagner poses including through its ongoing pattern of series, criminal activity. at the same time though, the u. s. maintains that amounting rivalry between the box and group, and the formal russian military could impact on russia performance and the ongoing war. we are seeing indications, including intelligence, the tensions between wagner and the russian ministry of defense are increasing.

wagner is becoming a rival power centered to the russian military and other russian ministries, the russian army has a very little moral. so the only way to spike moral and to bring vigorous if to bring this people who get a lot of money. well, basically professional mercenaries, and also professional criminals released from jail. that's what styling actually did as well. the us has also accused north korea of arming the wagner group, displaying images of what it says are russian rail cars being loaded with north korean weapons systems. potentially putting the group in a position where it could change battlefield dynamics and ukraine. something the u . s. clearly hopes it sanctions will help prevent my color. odyssey era, washington nato allies have failed to get an agreement to send battle tanks to ukraine. germany won't commit to handing either lippard, 2 tanks to cave,

nor will it give its permission for other countries to export them. defense ministers for more than 50 countries met in germany on friday to discuss the next stage of military support for ukraine. said boston reports from ramstein airbus u. s. defense equity lloyd austin, was hoping to deliver platter news to his ukrainian counterpart at the ramstein air base. but it was to be no commitment from germany that it would send its lap tanks to ukraine. we don't feel anything we are just do a responsibility, boot for our population in germany and in europe. and we have to balance all the pros and cons of the 40 res erie decide. things like that. just like there is nothing else. and i'm very sure that there will be a decision in a short term, but i don't know why, and i don't know. wow, how the decision will look. this lack of a concrete timeline is despite germany's nato allies ukraine, itself, pressuring hartford a thanks to be sent. i encourage you to make such decisions that can

deprive russian evil of any power. you can start this policy to day. it is in your power to mega ramstein of tags not to bargain about different numbers of tasks that to open at principal supply that will stop ration evil. some fear attending napa tank could mean an escalation of the war, rac nato, into a direct confrontation with russia. the tanks have been sold to dozens of countries around the world. those who want to export him to ukraine need permission from germany 1st, after weeks of international pressure, germany has made it clear that it will take a decision on whether or not to send lap tanks to ukraine in its own time. president landscape plea that time is not a luxury his country has had little effect because germany says it's a decision that needs to be carefully wait. despite the saturday,

happy promises of new military hartwell for ukraine. you as if land secretary austin urgent countries, not to waste too much time. this is a decisive decade for the world. and this is a decisive moment for ukraine struggle to defend itself. so those can't i group walmart slow down. we're going to continue to dig deep and based upon what progress we've made today, i'm confident that ukraine's partners from around the globe are determined to meet this moment. in berlin grove afoot asked us all to try to put pressure on the government to take a decision on sending lepper. thank. sooner rather than later step, fasten al jazeera at ramstein, ebay. a palestinian man has been shot dead by an israeli settler, and the occupied west bank to rico day. marley was killed near the village of ross

cocker. west of ramallah video posted on line appears to show him chasing a settler who then stops and shoots him. israeli forces say he was shot to prevent a stabbing 18 palestinians have been killed in the occupied westbank by israeli forces, or settlers this month. to kia has canceled her planned visit by sweden's defense minister. this comes after swedish police granted a far right politician. permission to burn a copy of the koran. the muslim holy book outside took, he is embassy and stockholm reward jercker local as roger tiger took, we'd been following the process regarding this visit. as you are aware, we observed that they've been no reactions from the swedish administration regarding those disgusting and mean actions against to kia and our president. at this point, the visit of swedish defense minister paul johnson, to to kia on january the 27th has become meaningless. so we cancelled the visit

some of them. dozens of people have been injured in peru as police confronted crowds demanding the resignation of president dean of allotting. they want congress, congress shut down, elections, health and a new constitution broughton boulevard. a has accused them of trying to seize power and warned any one breaking the law will be prosecuted. at least 50 people have been killed in confrontations with security forces since early december. and impeachment, a new president and a state of emergency a lot has happened and peruse since former leader pedro castillo tried to dissolve congress. on december the 7th, he was removed from office and replaced by the vice president, dean apollo. artie castillo was charged with rebellion and conspiracy. protests broke out in his strongholds rural areas, mostly in the south of peru. a nation wide state of emergency was declared on december the 14th. as protesters blocked roads and stormed airports,

then this week to day national strike was held on the capital, but had spread into a 3rd day and people say they won't leave until their demands amiss. marianna sanchez has more from lima. all these protesters have been clashing with police for the 3rd night in a row. they are here and about a block away is police that has been throwing tear gas up in the police have blocked the access towards the entry of presidential palace and congress. but protesters are in different parts of the surrounding areas clashing with police throwing rocks at them. ah, yes, great that i am from puna. i want to inform people of the reality of this forgotten rural peru, a region that not only has poverty, but also malnutrition. the peruvian state has forgotten our region are children who do not have good quality health care education. it's a region that produces copper,

gold richness that contribute to the state. yet they don't care about us. oh, protests have gone on in other parts of the country as well. include going to know as well as in that it keep up with protesters tried to take over the air pow wow. these protestors say they want human rights organizations in the country to verify the prosecution of those who have killed under the victims of nearly 50 people that have died in the last few weeks in the protest. or now these protesters say that no matter what they will stay in the streets of the capital and all over the country. until d, no one wants to resign lebanon's currency. the lira has lost around 95 percent of its value since the start of the countries economic meltdown in 2019 as they are trading at close to $50000.00 to $1.00 against the us dollar. the seat of

implementing much needed reforms to political elite is accused of creating a confusing exchange rates system that is hurting the people who rely on at the must send a hold of reports from favorite goods, services, hospital fees, insurance. they're all priced in. foreign currency lebanon's economy has become dollar rise because the local currency is nearly worthless. can shanisha neevadolla, we buy everything in dollars? our goods, our rent electricity. yes, we should price in the local currency, but it's not possible because it's value keeps fluctuating. trading is dominated by the black market exchange rate. it's hovering around $50000.00 lire to the dollar, causing even more economic difficulties for people already struggling to get by. but it's not the only rate. politicians and bankers are accused of creating a multiple exchange rate system to cover up losses in the billions of dollars of

the pixel problem. because their money at the central bank government, the public, is unable to pay them back. they have this major gap and they are trying to shift it because it is sir with a hair cut. and how do they do the hair cut through this multiple exchange rate system? it's known as the lawler, lebanese dollar, or bank rate, and it is used to withdraw trapped foreign currency deposits. and while the official rate has been pegged at $1500.00 leader to the dollar since 1997, the government says the fiscal situation means it has to collect taxes and fees at another rate. and then there is the side effect. 8. cyrus is one of the policies introduced by the central bank to protect the div valuating lira. it involves pumping dollars into the market from its dwindling foreign currency reserves through the exchange platform. but it's proven to be unsustainable. authorities are

planning to increase the official rate 10 fold next month, which they say will help alleviate the crisis. economists disagree when you are trying to artificially fix a, a lebanese pound at $15000.00 and everybody knows that your central bank doesn't have any more, any liquidity, because it's actually running losses of more than 60000000000 dollar. so there is no credibility to this new exchange rate, the political and business liter blame for failing to implement reforms in the financial sector. instead, they have been offering temporary solutions, that little ebony se benefit them, and worse and a crisis that's now in its 4th here. selling their elders either be root. a species of bird designated as vulnerable as facing and use trace himself. korea to 100 crimes are spending winter in

a unit skirt natural heritage site before i migrate to remote parts of siberia and china. but people in the city of soon sean having to protect them from a severe outbreak of bird flu. eunice, kim, reports done in this nature reserve. oh, wakened by a collective cry, the hooded crane sleep in these coastal mud flats rich with nutrients and far from the reach of predators. in the past 10 winter as more have come to this unesco biosphere reserve to rest and recharge. before meeting in the spring and russia, siberia, and remote parts of china. by late november, nearly 10000 of the estimated 15000 in the wild were spending the winter in soon chime double that of the previous season. thanks to years of conservation efforts and farmers lending their plots. these red patched birds marked as vulnerable are on the mend making for

a crowd when it comes time to eat. even we don't care center money in the one who getting rid of it. the reason was so many who had cranes have come to soon john bay can be found in the people's interest. and the more i study, the issue, it becomes clear that preservation requires the attention of the world. the committee is rolling up at sleeves to make this habitat for the hood, a crane more favourable for a healthy stay. rice grains is distributed and there is no ground water illuminating a key factor in the spread of the avian influenza virus. in what has been a fierce season, other bird flew in japan, a record caseload. some and pools of water has led to a calling of more than 10000000 birds at poultry farms. in is you me a top wintering site? more than $1200.00 hood cranes were found dead clearing out obstructions, community leaders say artificial habitats such as these while not ideal must be replicated as habitat loss threatens hard fight progress. the mayor of soon shun

a town that removed hundreds of electric pulls and wires. when the flying birds got caught in them, says prosperity and ecology most work together. what doesn't your motor poormen's or when you zoom soon from base preservation story, you realize how useful it was for the cities development. it helped us move into the future. ecology leads, economic growth, your own result, tortuga. as this town calls for a change from business as usual, migrating birds just want to fly as they have for millennia. eunice kim al jazeera soon john south korea. ah, this is al jazeera and these are the top stories, the salad, the you in deputy secretary general has told al jazeera, the women and girls of afghanistan cannot be abandoned and made him.