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it's good to have you with us we begin today in jalalabad in eastern afghanistan the capital of mungana province it looks like any ordinary city in south asia traffic people going about their daily business. all that changed today increased security on the streets soldiers manning checkpoints all after the bomb attack that killed at least sixteen violence is not new to the city over the years it's witnessed attacks by both islamic state and the taleban but can. those present at this meeting may have the answer representatives from the taliban and the united states are meeting in doha to discuss the would draw of u.s. troops from afghanistan but absent from the talks is the afghan government refuses to speak to them and there's no commitment that they will in the future for now

though the taliban are clearly a key player in the future of about. malawi calum again once wielded enormous power he led the enforcement of taliban regulations during their rule of afghanistan from one thousand nine hundred ninety six to two thousand and one now he's hoping for a comeback as the taliban and the us hold peace talks after years of guerrilla warfare the taliban want to be in charge again callum again says that's long overdue. to see that the. fans want to live in the shari'a law again about how a holy war wasn't in vain that. all afghans want should be a lower again not just a holy warriors from the taliban. afghanistan under taliban rule movie theaters destroyed films burnt everything considered

western was strictly forbidden men were forbidden from shaving their beards women were forced to wear burkas infractions were met with severe punishment prison or death by stoning kalimba doing today has a different spin on this brutal oppression. we never punished anyone better than those people advice and if we threatened anyone because he didn't have a big it wasn't because we wanted to be the one of god's commandments the men as covering up for women. who want to be a law must accept these rules. afghanistan is a conservative islamic society but the country has changed in recent years more than half the population is under the age of eighteen most young afghans want the war to end but they reject the idea of others telling them how to live their lives . at least there isn't censorship of the internet not yet anyway.

i'm afraid if the taliban is not just the internet we would lose all of our freedoms. the taliban present themselves as more moderate than before but now it calum again appears on talk shows to promote his interpretation of islam but western analysts consider this a charm offensive not a sign of long term change is this the individual vital to secure individual and democratic rights this is doubtful with the taliban they haven't presented any clear ideas about how they see the future of afghanistan because of. compromises of a past for make up by. yourself was forced to flee afghanistan in the it is now lives in germany thank you so much for coming in to speak to us we just chatted a minute but just for the benefit of our viewers i want to replay a soundbite from the report that you just played. we never punished anyone back then most people advice and if we threatened anyone because he didn't have

a big it wasn't because we wanted to be the one of god's commandments to men as covering up for women. who want to be a law must accept these rules. you need to accept these rules if you're going to be living in the us i'm hearing this are you are sure that women's rights will be protected if the. the thing is that at the moment nobody is nobody really knows what's happening there are no clarity there's no clear consensus there's no clear statement saying that this is how it's going to be because the afghan people are not present in those closed door talks or i don't know what to call them because they're not supposed to be peace talks to be to be honest they're supposed to lead to peace talks now the negotiation the negotiating team that is going to be composed of the different stakeholders that's going to be the key and that i think once we get a little bit of clarity from both sides of the sphere then we can say something and

these are all assumptions that we're all making at the moment but of course there's a there's a clear concern. that we will lose some sort of progress that we've made in the last seventeen years we're hoping not to but this is the main concern for those that live in afghanistan and women's rights i say this again and again women's rights is not the only thing that is at stake we're talking about. democracy as a general and as a general whole that is what we are concerned about the constitution the constitution the mechanisms constitutional mechanisms for example if you touch the constitution then there are clauses that if we touch those then it would be illegal to even advocate for certain things within the country that would go against the law you spoke about stakeholders in afghanistan one of the stakeholders of course the women of the progress of the made in the. more than three thousand of them assembled in february and the demanded that their concerns that just be represented at any negotiations that happened do you think those demands will have an impact on

any because you know. it would be up to the government of afghanistan when they do make make that committee the negotiation team to include that it was at that over three thousand five hundred direct exactly we could go to be honest. and there are there is a declaration that is that has specific fifteen recommendations and these recommendations are not only based on this consensus but rather on many consensuses that have been that have been made in the last few months and last year in august on august fifteenth there was a fifteen thousand over fifteen thousand women they shared their their their their prospects already shared their their thoughts and what they wanted in this in this possible negotiation and i say this again and again and yes there's a there's a desperate need to finish this war to end this war but that does not mean that peace will come and a sustainable peace will come and lest we take care of that we take all of the stakeholders and everybody into the same pot it would never work and something that

you have focused on yourself in the film that you made we the raiment of a small teaser for our viewers we just have to sort of believe that then we continue speaking off the. same. i'm going to tell you the story luker into privileged and happy nights in the new district of kabul afghanistan that's one thing. that's nothing new to do with your family nor with any afghans living in peace and acceptance of all cultures and religions. father's life and force that girl and her family kind of there's thirty seven and dangerous and sort. of chemist my name is my chinese and i am. and of course it wasn't one thing into five of that that he fled afghanistan she's sitting here with me today a mother of. my head if the taliban bought

a time to do you think many women would make the same journey that you made all those years ago. again it is really an assumption that we would be if we answer that question without knowing what is happening behind those closed doors it is very very difficult to make an assumption and. women will have to we will have to come together solidarity is extremely important at the moment although as you know there's been some articles that have come out and some very condescending wording of you know putting the onus on women and these articles saying that for the we have done we have done everything that we could for the betterment of women but it's all up to us it has always been up to us afghans all want the withdrawal of the troops we want the international community to assist us however but at what cost democracy and democratic ways and mechanisms that have been put in place way before these forty years cannot be touched and it shouldn't be touched and the only

the only stakeholders right now that are fighting for these things are the civil societies the civil society and organizations and women's groups and the voices of these women have to be heard the voices of these groups have to be heard and it has to be all inclusive when it comes to that team and hopefully that he'd shine to me thank you very much for coming in thank you very much for having me here from dialogue to monologue it's perhaps the world's best known piece of feminist eve ensler the vagina monologues premiered in new york more than two decades ago this week the first of a production open the nima the play would be breaking new ground in a country where sexuality and women's bodies austin very much to who topics. it takes courage to say vagina out loud in myanmar. never mind talking about periods or pleasure when it comes to sex.

but these women are warming up getting ready to break taboos. trying to call what we have to start a trend people realize it's ok to talk about these issues think i want people to understand there's no problem talking about it but that's why i took part in the play. many among the cast say they were taught growing up that bringing up their bodies birth control and especially rape was shameful. much closer to the movement yet the movie really who has this play is very powerful for women in myanmar because it's putting the spotlight on women telling their own stories. and we have thousands what. an openness about sexuality is growing like this condom ad it warns men will get

a red card in their relationship if they play dirty but he will image and reminds them to use kiss condoms or. live. but women steering their dialogue in a country where men are said to be born morally superior the place director says there's still a ways to go. moved me to where i have not yet at the stage where feminism is positively accepted to me a ma people are ready to talk about feminism people are ready for questions this is progress for us. and a show where the vagina is a starring character. a chance to get the conversation started. more in our website the up and off going forward slash should your concerns off facebook as well. as over and over leave you with images of the women and goals of

today's of the first we need to work out of a broader thought from the market side leaving us with a but. i'm not laughing at well because sometimes i am but i said nothing with the people to have been think deep into the german culture. you don't seem to take that as grandma day i'll tell you it's all that who know i'm rachel join me to meet the captivity of course. i was issued when i arrived here i slept with six people in a room. it was hard. i even got white hair. that language. this gives me and create opportunity to interact with

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