amina mohammed, how did it go? tough. tough? tough. as in, no meeting of minds?e've come little closer to understanding better why they took the decisions. and there is some hope, but it's tough. so when we sat down, i asked, what gives you hope? i think there are many voices we heard which are progressive in the way that we would like to go, but there are others that really are not. and i think that it is a struggle within them to bring those that are not forward too. there are many who believe, many afghan women, some even in the united nations, who believe that when the taliban say "until further notice", it means never. they say the taliban haven't and won't change. what do you say to that? well, i always have hope, because by agreeing to that is that i've just written off 23 million people in this country. that's not acceptable to me, and i will fight until we make sure they're included. because if we give up on the women of afghanistan, how many other women are we going to give up on when it gets too hard? the taliban — still not recognised by any governmen

amina mohammed, how did it go? tough. tough? tough. as in, no meeting of minds?nding better why they took the decisions. and there is some hope, but it's tough. so when we sat down i asked — what gives you hope? i think there are many voices we heard which are progressive in the way that we would like to go, but there are others that really are not, and i think that it is a struggle within them to bring those that are not, forward too. there are many who believe, many afghan women, some even in the united nations, who believe that when the taliban say "until further notice" it means never. they say the taliban haven't and won't change. what do you say to that? well, i always have hope, because by agreeing to that i've just written off 23 million people in this country. that's not acceptable to me and i will fight until we make sure they're included because if we give up on the women of afghanistan, how many other women are we going to give up on when it gets too hard? the taliban — still not recognised by any government, under sanctions — say they should be broug

deputy secretary—general amina mohammed has been in kabul for a four—day visit to urge the taliban tospondent lyse doucet. a space to call their own. their own shops, run by afghan women for afghan women. but a new taliban edict shut down a training programme here. all of us crisis. this, their response. whole life crisis. these four women, all university—educated, lost theirjobs, the life they knew and loved. our future is very dark. it's not bright. do you see any light? no. we are here because we really want to hear your voices. that's why the un's second in command is here, amina mohammed, its most senior woman, trying to change taliban government edicts barring women from work and education. that's why she headed to the southern province of kandahar to meet some of the most conservative taliban leaders. we are going to use this to push the door wider and not allow to it close. and not allow it to close, because it would close on the women of afghanistan and that is not an option we will even table. the council of islamic scholars, explaining their strict interpretation of women's

that's why the un's second—in—command is here, amina mohammed, its most senior woman, trying to changeeducation. that's why she headed to the southern province of kandahar to meet some of the most conservative taliban leaders. we are going to use this to push the door wider and not allow to it close. and not allow it to close, because it would close on the women of afghanistan and that is not an option we will even table. the council of islamic scholars explaining their strict interpretation of women in islam. so strict it's been criticised by many islamic countries. ms mohammed, a muslim herself, made her case too. how did it go? tough. tough? tough. as in no meeting of minds? i think that there is a distance to be covered. we are a little closer to better understanding why they took the decisions. and there is some hope. but it's tough. hope, because in her visit, under tight security, she also met taliban who say they do want to engage on these issues. so she has ended her mission believing she has made some progress. that this is the beginning of a dialogue, not the end. lyse douce

that's why the un's second in command is here, amina mohammed, its most senior woman, trying to change's why she headed to the southern province of kandahar to meet some of the most conservative taliban leaders. we are going to use this to push the door wider and not allow to it close. and not allow it to close, because it would close on the women of afghanistan and that is not an option we will even table. the council of islamic scholars explaining their strict interpretation of women in islam. so strict it's been criticised by many islamic countries. miss mohammed, a muslim herself, made her case too. how did it go? tough. tough? tough. as in no meeting of minds? i think that there is a distance to be covered. we are a little closer to understanding why they took the decision. and there is some hope. but it's tough. hope, because in her visit, under tight security, she also met taliban who say they do want to engage on these issues. so she has ended her mission believing she has made some progress. but this is the beginning of a dialogue, not the end. major tim peake, the first brito

the visit, by the un deputy secretary—general amina mohammed comes as some international aid organisationsafter receiving assurances that women can work in healthcare. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports from kabul. winters are always harsh in afghanistan but this is the winter of all winters. not only the temperatures below freezing but this is a country where electricity is erratic or absent and heating is hard to find, especially in remote areas of afghanistan, which are all but cut off by snow. but on top of that, this year, the taliban have decided that afghan women can no longer work for the international aid agencies who are desperately trying to get this urgently needed aid to millions of people who need it. so, just how urgent is the situation? we'rejoined here in kabul by samira sayed—rahman, who works for the international charity, the international rescue committee. how worried are you? you know, international rescue committee was able to reach five million afghans last year. we've suspended most of our activities across the country because we are not able

well, as you say, amina mohammed is the second _ un?e un, and she came here with the head of un women, sending a clear message to the taliban government here, that they want women to participate again in this society, they continue to reiterate that it society, they continue to reiterate thatitis society, they continue to reiterate that it is notjustifiable that they should be pushed out of the public eye. as you know for the last year girls over the age of 12 have not been able to go to school since the taliban taliban took over afghanistan, and in the last month, young women were told they could no longer go to university as part of that sort of crackdown and imposing of those restrictions. the taliban also announced that female aid workers could no longer work with aid agencies. the united nations says that it would make their work next to impossible. while the united nations isn't directly impacted by this, women in the un agencies continue to work, especially in the health sector. they say they do a lot of their projects with these

you end up, you sector general, amina jane mohammed will hold talks with senior government figures there, but it comes as 3 international agencies, partially resume their operations in afghanistan, after the taliban said, women can continue to work, but only in areas like hell for nutrition. the decision in late december to ban women from aid work there to charity suspending their operations but care save the children in the international rescue committee. now say they can restart some services with female staff after the rules were slightly amended in our, the headlines washer is intensifying its attacks in easton, ukraine as moscow tries to secure a rad victory in the dumbass region. missy of backlash. a fierce battle for control is raging. charles traffic has won this now. we're hearing a lot of heavy shilling, as you can imagine of showing that it's increased in recent days. interestingly, to put a timeline on it, or you can say that a lot of this fighting has actually increased since we saw rosen forces make gains in and around. the child was solid, all which is normal to body moot

general amina mohammed is just wrapped up a 4 day visit to afghanistan, and warns that much remains to be achieved. we hear from her shortly 1st though, his this report from laura con. this was the 1st high level meeting between the u. n and taliban since a re to power in afghanistan and the u. n. delegation by the organization's highest ranking woman deputy sector general amena mohammed, she held talks with acting foreign affairs minister. amir con would tarkey top of the gender reversing restrictions on women's access to education and work. a ministry spokesman posted on twitter that they also discuss travel restrictions and government officials and financial functions imposed by the international community . when the taliban took power in august 2021, washington froze almost $10000000000.00 in assets belonging to afghan central bank . the economy shrunk by at least 20 percent. the un says 9 or 10 households don't have enough to eat and is struggled to help of the taliban band. women working with charities that band is now being partially lifted and un delegate say, they're pleased w

a un delegation, led by deputy secretary general amina mohammed is in kabul meeting with senior talibanal eight agencies. the united nations says they need those female aid workers to be able to meet other afghan women to be able to go and conduct their work and surveys, and this is one of the reasons why the un secretary—general dispatched his number two to come here and speak to the taliban, have a listen to what she had to say to our chief international correspondent lisa doucet. —— at least to set. i think that progress is that we engaged, they listened to us, but they also gave us their views so they feel we are politicising humanitarian aid. but in the same way, they talked about humanitarian principles of allowing them to do what they want in their country and still get help. i reminded them that they humanitarian principles also uphold non—discrimination, and they are discriminating against women. they are, for want of a better word, becoming invisible, they are whiting them out. and that can't happen. and to the point where they say men can't be near women, there are certain se

to visit afghanistan, says the taliban, we took power, is in kabul, deputy sector, general amina jane mohamed will hold talks with senior figures in the governments. sir b to kristin 3. me now. she joins us live from the united nation. is this news just coming in to us that we're hearing of the united nation steps? you said general, arriving in afghanistan or something of a surprise with it shrouded in secrecy? what do we know about it? well, we know that they've arrived in kabul, not just the deputy secretary general amena mohammed, but also the executive director of un women sima bow house and the assistant secretary general of development and political affairs. we know that they've been speaking to many countries and representatives in the gulf area in europe, around davos, to discuss the situation of women and girls in afghanistan. this is obviously been a big concern at the united nations as afghanistan has been chipping away at the rights of women and girls recently announcing that they can't go to university that they can't work with. and jose us. so we know that there have been a lot