lyse doucet, bbc news, and afghanistan.ur stories to tell. researchers in australia are encouraging children to record their personal stories of living through the crisis under a project launched this week called ‘bear in a window'. let's speak to the lead researcher for this project, the sociolinguist barbara kelly from the university of melbourne. professor kelly, thanks so much for joining us. explain your project. my project is a project where we are recording young child ren‘s project is a project where we are recording young children's stories, children from the ages of three to 12, and recording their stories about their experience during the pandemic. we are interested in hearing what things were not so good when they had to say at home all the time, and also what things were good when they have to stay at home all the time. i don't know if you been able to speak to any kid so far. if so, what have they been telling you? one of the things for what was good all the time was that children were able to have cooked meal

lyse doucet, bbc news, in afghanistan. but in one state there's been a refreshing change. 0pposing candidates in the race for the governor'sjob in utah, released a remarkable ad on tuesday. republican lieutenant governor spencer cox and law professor chris peterson, a democrat, appear together to call for civility. i'm chris peterson. and i'm spencer cox. we are currently in the final days of campaigning against each other to be your next governor. and while i think you should vote for me... yeah, but really, you should vote for me. ..there are some things we both agree on. we can debate issues without degrading each other‘s character. we can disagree without hating each other. and win or lose in utah, we work together. so let's show the country that there is a better way. my name's chris peterson. and i'm spencer cox. both: and we approve this message. earlier, i spoke to both candidates. the republican candidate spencer cox explained how the whole idea started after a friend of his was upset at what was happening at the

lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul.dicial panels of inquiry be set up to investigate allegations of abuse carried out by a notorious police unit, popularly known as sars. the special anti—robbery squad has been accused of committing extrajudicial killings and torture. the unit was dissolved by the government last sunday but protests have continued. the bbc‘s mayeni jones sent this report from lagos. gunshots. cracking down on dissent. this social media footage filmed in lagos on monday reportedly shows live ammunition was used to disperse protesters against police brutality. this bystander had stepped out of his car when he was hit by a stray bullet. social media footage analysed by the bbc shows he was more than 250 metres away from the protest centers. the police said he was killed by demonstrators but eyewitnesses disagree. his wife is still in shock. i can't even believe that my husband died like that. i never thought my husband would just disappear like this from me. he leave me for money. just needed money to go t

lyse doucet, bbc news, in afghanistan. stay with us on bbc news, still to come. for governor of the us state of utah are bucking the trend for animosity among contenders. a historic moment that many of his victims have waited forfor decades. the former dictator in the dock, older, slimmer and as he sat down, obedient enough. dawn and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plain outside korem, it lights up a biblical famine now in the 20th century. the depressing conclusion, in argentina today, it's actually cheaper to pay to your walls with money. we've had controversies in the past with great britain. but as good friends we have always found a good and lasting solution. concorde boughs out in style after almost three decades in service, an aircraft that has enthralled its many admirers for so long, taxis home one last time. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... nasa's space probe has made contact with an asteroid 200 million miles away — in a mission that could give us a clue to how life on earth began. nigerian soldiers have opened fir

shaharzad akbar talking to the bbc‘s lyse doucet., warning of racism and stereotyping in some of its classic films. the message says that certain films include negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures, adding that these stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now. some examples include lady and the tramp, released in 1955, where a scene includes two siamese cats, si and am, who are depicted with anti—asian stereotypes. and a scene in 1941's dumbo, where a group of crows that help dumbo learn how to fly have exaggerated stereotypical black voices. the lead crow is called jim crow, a reference to a set of racist segregationist laws in the southern us at the time and he is voiced by a white actor, cliff edwards. a little earlier i spoke with the film and entertainment journalist piya sinha—roy and asked whether she would be comfortable in watching certain disney classiscs with children from multi—cultural backgrounds. i think it's — you know, these films are, they are animated and they are part of, like, you know,

our chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports from kabul.ban targets. a week of all—out war after the taliban took more territory. another week of suffering for civilians. afghans escaping the violence, lives upended again, and it is notjust helmand. in eastern afghanistan, a classroom of empty spaces, of aching loss. two other boys, zaheer and adnan, used to sit here. a few days ago a truck bomb killed them. translation: that day is still in my mind. it goes round and round in my thoughts. when the explosion happened, there was a massive cloud of smoke. even people farfrom here heard the explosion. it was a very big and loud. this was the target — a security base. 60 civilians killed or injured. the bomber struck at midday, as students headed home. in a province with both taliban and islamic state fighters, no one says they did it. we thought when the peace talks started, the war would end but look, i mean, even the talks are happening and the war continues right here. the violence in afghanistan now is an everyday kind of violence. afghans

lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. walk if you can — that's what we're being told during this pandemic.ow one man has come up with an idea to make it easier for you to ditch the car and public transport. he has created a slow map — a sort of vast map of 7000 paths linking towns and cities across the country. now he's looking for thousands of volunteers to test out his routes, as david sillito reports. we're in ledbury and sue and nina have, like millions of us, taken the government's advice to walk if you can. but while this is an area thick with footpaths... ..the suggested route on our phone to get to the next village was far from pleasant or safe. horns blaring. i'm really starting to regret my route here. i don't think it's really working. i think we need to find... ..a better way to wellington heath and someone has been working on that. what is it? slow ways is a project to create a network of walking routes that connect all the great britain's towns, cities and thousands of villages. this is daniel raven—ellison, geographer, walker and the man behind the slow map of britain, an at

we will be speaking with juice international correspondent lyse doucet shortly. here is a report. warning, it contains some images that viewers may find distressing. lyse: in a time of peace talks, afghans are still fleeing war. this week it is helmand in the south. more lives destroyed, more afghans dying from taliban and government weapons. in eastern afghanistan, a classroom of empty spaces, of aching loss. two other boys used to sit here. a few days ago, a truck bomb killed them. >> that day is still in my mind. it goes round and round my thoughts. when the explosion happened, there was a massive cloud of smoke from an even people far from here heard the explosi. lyse: this was the target, a security base. 60 civilians killed or injured. the bomber struck midday. his students headed home. in a province with taliban and islamic state fighters, no one says they did it. >> we thought that when the peace talks started, the war would end. but the war continues right here. lyse: the violence in afghanistan is an everyday kind of violence. afghans being killed as the

he's been speaking to our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet.ing forward to see if the taliban would be willing to make a compromise and be realistic about what their role in the future of could be. but if they continue to insist that we surrendered the afghan people to them, then we have a defensive plan that will protect the people in our country. so while some afghans are at the table talking peace, you are also preparing for war. i think war and peace go together. the taliban will never make peace with us in earnest if they don't believe that we can defeat them in war. so what they're doing right now is buying time, because they don't believe in our capabilities. they think that perhaps once the americans have gone, the afghan security forces will collapse, the government will not be able to sustain itself. they still don't believe that the operations we're conducting our operations by the andsf. they claim that this must be the americans helping us. a lot to worry about — what's your top worry now? if we are not able to secure and save afgh

government and taliban insurgents attempt to broker a peace deal. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet the top us commander in afghanistan, general scott miller. from kabul, she sent this report. flying out of the heavily fortified kabul headquarters. to an intensifying fight in the provinces beyond. today the us top soldier is heading west. dropping in on beleaguered forces in the province. general miller knows the details of every district. but afghans in charge here raise the alarm. taliban forces are stealthily closing in on this city. it is much the same across the country. a looming us pull—out is on everybody‘s mind. his presence has meant a signal american support. i will say not only the violence but the rhetoric on all sides need to go down. the rhetoric should not be threatening and inciting more violence. when everybody should be doing is finding ways to bring this down. but we will defend the afghan security forces. we have shown a great deal of restraint because we are trying to make this peace process work. going home is on their minds too. they've all seen the tweets fr

from the afghan capital kabul, our chief international correspondent lyse doucet sent this report.helmand again. the afghan military pounding caliban targets. a week of all—out war after the taliban took mortality —— territory. another week of suffering for civilians. afg ha ns suffering for civilians. afghans escaping the violence, lives upended again. and it is not just helmand. in lives upended again. and it is notjust helmand. in eastern afghanistan, a classroom of empty spaces. of aching loss. two other boys used to sit here. a few days ago, a truck bomb killed them. that day is still in my mind, it goes round and round in my thoughts. when the explosion happened, there was a massive cloud of smoke, even people far from was a massive cloud of smoke, even people farfrom here heard the explosion it was very big and loud. this was the target, and loud. this was the target, a security base. 60 civilians killed or injured. the bomber struck at midday, as students headed home. in a province with both taliban and islamic state fighters, no—one says they did it. translation: we though

lyse doucet reports from northern greece.stirrings beneath the burnt—out carriages in this rail yard in northern greece. and then they're off. these young men are mostly from afghanistan, waiting tojump on a train, jump at a chance to move further north into europe, a chance they hope, at a better life. we don't know which one is go, but all are ready for going. but so, too, are the police. police comes, we run. a game of cat and mouse at this stop. this morning, the police win, they often do. 17—year—old sadr is from pakistan. how many times have you tried tojump on a train? we are six times. seven times. each and every time, every one of them try to hang on them because the problem of here, police and immigration. that's why the people leave this area. their next destination, greece's border with north macedonia. five years ago, thousands took this route through a tiny border village, a gateway to western europe through the balkans. look at these fields now. this border is shut. but migrants are now showing up again in smal

she tells our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, how she has been coping with the latestor me, before i will say mum, it was easier. now that i'm a mum it's much harder. my husband and i, every week, we talk about me writing a novel. you just can't get wood because they keep thinking of my son. every time i am in a car eight think about having contacts, because they think they might be my last thoughts. it is that serious. you belluno have been killed. p—plater have been threatened. my colleagues have been threatened. my collea g u es have been threatened. my colleagues have been killed. so it has moved closer and closer every day. and everywhere they to people coming to us, asking to people coming to us, asking to talk to the mission to talk to talk to the mission to talk to the government to find ways to the government to find ways to protect them or they want to leave the country. this includes academics, religious scholars. activists, journalists. is it clear to you who is behind this wave of targeted assassinations? no, i think that is part of the difficulty. we don'

tomorrow, we'll hear from the bbc‘s chief international correspondent lyse doucet on what the us electionorld. south america now. bolivia now — and here's the latest twist in a story that dates back to a chaotic election last year. if exit polls are correct, the socialist candidate luis arce is going to win — a victory for him, and just as importantly, a victory for his ally, bolivia's long—time leader evo morales — who's in exile. first of all, here's mr arce. translation: to all bolivians, we have taken important steps, we have recovered democracy and, above all, bolivians have recovered hope. we are going to govern for all bolivians, we are going to build a government of national unity, we are going to build the unity of our country. but last year, it was this man — evo morales — claiming victory in an election, but then he quit over allegations of fraud and went into exile. and the situation got very tense. this was from last november. at least 30 were killed in post—election violence. and eventually, the election result was scrapped. since then, evo morales has been staying involved