secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. flooding and landslides in the indian state of assam have killed at least eleven people. more than 30,000 have been forced to leave their homes and many roads and bridges have been destroyed. most train services have also been cancelled, cutting off several areas. the spanish government has approved draft legislation that would see sixteen and seventeen year—old girls being allowed to terminate a pregnancy without parental consent. the countr also aims to develop hormonal contraception for men, stressing that birth control was not the responsibility of women alone. anti—narcotics agents in the united states have found a tunnel linking the mexican city of tijuana to a warehouse in san diego, described as one of the longest and best built discovered so far. it's equipped with a rail track, electricity and a ventilation system. six people have been arrested, accused of conspiring to smuggle drugs into the us. bbc eye has investigated the disappearance of sophia huang xue—chin, a prominen

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. you're watching bbc news — a reminder of the headlines.ly election — with an historic win for the irish nationalist party — sinn fein. ukraine says all women, children and the elderly have now been evacuated from azovstal steel plant in the city of mariupol. and staying with ukraine. liam collins is a retired us army colonel and special forces officer. he worked with ukraine to reform its military after russia annexed crimea. i asked him how well ukrainian soldiers are doing — or if the real question is, how badly the russian army is faring. it is both, right. ukrainians are performing very well and is expected based on their effort to be from the military after its poor performance back in 2014, it is a story of utter ineptness from the russians ofjust not performing. they don't have a well—led army. years of corruption by the generals. they are not well trained and they are underperforming and that is something they can't turn around in a matter of mariupol has reminded an awful lot of people of aleppo in syria and what was left of that.

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. —— the path had for the country looks deeply uncertain.crimes trial in ukraine since the russian invasion started. appearing in court in kyiv — the 21 year—old admitted shooting dead a ukrainian man — as he pushed a bicycle on the road. our correspondent sarah rainsford sent this report. this was a major moment for ukraine, the first russian soldier accused of a war crime already up in court. vadim shishimarin is a russian tank commander. he's on trial for shooting and killing a civilian. all the time, the widow of the man killed was just the other side of the glass. the soldier seemed nervous and said little, until the words that mattered... asked whether he admitted his guilt, vadim shishimarin told the judge, "yes, completely. " it was the very start of this war, as russian tanks rolled south through sumy. vadim shishimarin�*s unit came under attack then and were forced into retreat. in the chaos, he and four others ended up fleeing in a stolen car. kateryna described seeing the russians through her gate, but her husband was out in the

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. this is bbc news, the latest headlines.or the irish nationalist party — sinn fein. ukraine says all women, children and the elderly have now been evacuated from azovstal steel plant in the city of mariupol. the first lady of the united statesjill biden has arrived in slovakia, where she plans to meet president zuzana caputova, refugees and aid workers on the slovak—ukraine border. this is part of her larger visit to the region, and is the latest show of us support for ukraine and the countries assisting it. with me to discuss is our news reporter azadeh moshiri, has been tracking the visit. this is part of the larger trip. she hasjust left romania and now slovakia. boosting morale among those countries as well, i suppose. morale among those countries as well, isuppose. the morale among those countries as well, i suppose. the element thatis well, i suppose. the element that is right. coinciding with international mother's day on sunday and, as you say, she was in romania where she met with us servicemen and ukrainian refugee

secunder kermani was able to visit a secret school and sent this report.hood, a small but powerful act of defiance. these teenage girls, like most in the country, have not been allowed back to school by the taliban so they are attending lessons secretly. today's class, trigonometry. for their security, we are not revealing anyone's name or identity. are you afraid of what could happen to you? if they harassed me, they beat me, but it is worth it to do that. it is worth it? of course, of course, it's worth it. back in march, it seemed girls at school were finally reopening, but at the last minute, the taliban leadership overruled the decision. for students here, the pain is still raw. translation: on the day we went to school, - they told us it is not clear if girls would be allowed or not. perhaps they will, later on. it has been two months now and it has not happened. it makes me so sad. younger girls have been allowed back to school but it is not clear when or if older girls will be. the taliban say the need to create the correct islamic environment, fir

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.oose a new city leader — and we already know the result asjohn lee, a former deputy head of police — he's the only candidate. the current leader , carrie lam , oversaw the implementation of a controversial national security law that led to huge protests against the territory's government in 2019. the journalist ilaria maria sala explained to us how the election is being received by the public in hong kong. it is not for the proper to call it an election because, as you mention, there is only one candidate and very few voters. the committee of 1500 people, a little less, is going to choose to approve this choice. that has already been pre—made. so if you have the police have decided to put out a lot of security, we are hearing about 7000 police men and women are out in force to make sure that nothing untoward happens. the mood in hong kong is of a certain degree of indifference because there is absolutely no say in this exercise. do you think we are, despite the police presence, likely

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. let's get some of the day's other news.as invoked the defense production act to address the shortage of powdered baby milk in the united states. the availability of the product in the us has been hit since the country's biggest manufacturer, halted production in february following reports that several children who were given the food had suffered serious bacterial infections. sri lanka's energy minister says the country has run out of petrol, as protests over the deepening economic crisis continue. he's urged residents not to queue for the next two days. the government says a ship with petrol is docked at colombo port but the government does not have enough money to pay for its cargo. stay with us on bbc news. still to come on the programme, we'll be live in australia as voters prepare for the polls. and we will be looking at the issue of climate change which has become a major talking point for many voters here in australia ahead of the election season. this morning, an indian air force plane, carrying mr gandhi's body, la

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.s congress holds its first hearing into ufos in more than half a century. this morning, an indian air force plane, carrying mr gandhi's body, landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of gay marriage. in doing so, it has become the first country in the world to approve the change in a national referendum. it was a remarkable climax. to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. - it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly, the police are tear—gassing the crowd. we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well—established here. helen was said to be in good spirits, but just a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become i the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, i and the challengesl ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, i it is time to celebrate.

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.ther stories in the headlines: in the uk, the increase in the cost of living is accelerating, with official figures showing prices are now rising at their fastest rate for a0 years. inflationjumped to 9% in april, mostly driven by soaring energy costs. sri lanka's energy minister says the country has run out of petrol, as protests over the deepening economic crisis continue. he's urged residents not to queue for the next two days. the government says a ship with petrol is docked at colombo port but the government does not have enough money to pay for its cargo. record—breaking heatwaves in northwest india and pakistan are a hundred times more likely because of climate change. that's accoridng to a new british study. the two countries have suffered extremely high temperatures recently, as our south asia correspondent yogita limaye reports. outdoors in northern india is like the inside of an oven. this work is never easy, but during a heatwave, it can be life—threatening. dozens have die

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.mbly election — with an historic win for the irish nationalist party — sinn fein. ukraine says all women, children and the elderly have now been evacuated from azovstal steel plant in the city of mariupol. earlier i spoke to adam smith. he was a senior advisor to the us treasury from 2010—2015 where he was one of the main architects of the first set of sanctions against russia after it annexed crimea in 2014. i asked him to explain what the american lend lease bill is. it fully borrows its name from 1941 which, as you it fully borrows its name from 1941which, as you just said, help the european allies which included russia at the time, fight back against germany quite effectively.— quite effectively. this land lease, quite effectively. this land lease. to _ quite effectively. this land lease, to be _ quite effectively. this land lease, to be frank, - quite effectively. this land lease, to be frank, it - quite effectively. this land lease, to be frank, it is - quite effectively. this la

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul..3 find more than £1.3 million for safety failings which contributed to the deaths of patience. the findings were brought by the care quality commission which said other patients were also exposed to a significant risk of harm. the trust was recently the subject of a damning review into its maternity services. up to 100,000 rangers fans are expected in the spanish city of seville tonight for the team�*s first european final since 2008. they�*ll take on eintracht frankfurt in the europa league final. our correspondent lorna gordon has been speaking to fans. singing. they have been getting here any way they can — on buses, planes and trains. glasgow to london, london to madrid, then got a train to seville. people have gone to huge effort! it�*s a lifetime opportunity for lots of people. it�*s fantastic. so exciting. where have you come from? talk me through your journey to get here. perth. so, we left... perth in scotland? no, perth in australia. so, we left half ten monday night in pert

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.anks, rita. good evening.sportscene is on later this evening — so you might want to avoid the scoreline from today's big match in scotland. celtic have all but secured the scottish premiership title after beating hearts 4—1. ben croucher watched the action. at celtic park they come in expectation rather than hope, when it rather than if they win the scottish premiership, and by beating hearts that if would all be but gone, but one problem... as it turned out the setback would be minor, and the response, daizen maeda. celtic were making hard work of getting over the line. kyogo, just. shaky start suppressed, this was now a day to celebrate, and the trophy isn't in celtic�*s hands just yet but matt 0'riley gave this half of glasgow the perfect excuse to get the party started early. giakoumakis gave them something to cheer late on, nine points clear, three games to go, celtic are almost there, and it is nothing less than they expected. ben croucher, bbc news. match of the day follows this

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.joined now by afghan activist sahar ferat, who works for human right�*s watch. thank you so much forjoining us on newsday. firstly, this orderfor women to cover their faces in public, some say it is a way for the taliban to grab the world's attention. what do you make of this new order? . ~ attention. what do you make of this new order? ., ~ , ., attention. what do you make of this new order?— attention. what do you make of this new order? ., ~ , ., ., ., new order? thank you for having me. i think there — new order? thank you for having me. i think there are _ new order? thank you for having me. i think there are many _ new order? thank you for having me. i think there are many ways - new order? thank you for having me. i think there are many ways to - new order? thank you for having me. i think there are many ways to read i i think there are many ways to read this order. one of them is accepting and understanding that taliban as they are. the taliban and are deeply inherently misogyn

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. and eintracht frankfurt in seville. it was 1—1 after 90 minutes. it is 50 years since rangers have won a european title. 100,000 upperfans have travelled there for the game. lorna gordon is in seville. what a night of the european football and for the fans, night of the european football and forthe fans, up night of the european football and for the fans, up to 100,000 rangers fans have made their way, the lucky ones have seats but the vast majority are ticketless, watching the game in specially designated fan areas, pubs, restaurants, anywhere they can find a screen. 5000 police officers are on duty in the city tonight and while that have been sporadic outbreaks of trouble, on the holebas majority of fans have been very, very well behaved. —— on the whole, the majority of fans. jane dougall has the report of tonight's match. undertaking unthinkable journeys and paying breathtaking prices. for rangers fans, all roads lead to seville and they have congregated in their thousands. you've

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. earlier i spoke to fatimah hossaini who is an afghan artist.y. she told me how she felt about the taliban's new edict actually, it is exhausting. and now i am so emotional. i don't know what to say. how fast we are back to 20 years ago again and we just went back to the burqa. all the women of afghanistan worked to say that it is not our identity but now the taliban announcement, we just lost our everything. all of this achievement in the past 20 years and i think all the things that international community have done in these 20 years and whatever women of afghanistan have done it was just a joke and it is a disaster. it is a real disaster. well, the taliban government would say that they are upholding cultural and religious values. to what extent are they supported in that view by people in afghanistan? i mean, of course, afghan women are so religious. i mean, the majority. i mean, i lived there and i can see and i can say that all the women of afghanistan in the last actually past 20 years they had the hijab and they respect the islamic rules

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. an historic victory in the northern ireland assembly election. ukraine says all women, children and the elderly have now been evacuated from azovstal steel plant in the city of mariupol. sport — and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's katherine downes. hello and thanks forjoining us. there's a big game taking place in the premier league right now. liverpool and tottenham at anfield. liverpool could go top, but it is 1—1. earlier, manchester united were hammered 4—0 at brighton. they've just got one game left under interim manager ralf rangnick interim manager ralf rangnick and can't finish any higher than sixth. keep up—to—date with all of those results on the bbc bbc sport website. ~ . ., results on the bbc bbc sport website. ~ ., , ., ., , ., website. we can only apologise to our own supporters _ website. we can only apologise to our own supporters who _ website. we can only apologise to our own supporters who came - website. we can only apologise to our own suppor

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.the europa cup final tonight. rangers' success in getting to the final — where they'll face eintracht frankfurt — is being hailed as one of the greatest achievements of scottish football. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is in seville now. hi, sophie. in effect the spanish city has been taken over by fans to the day, up to 100,000 rangers supporters, some have made extraordinaryjourneys supporters, some have made extraordinary journeys across the world to get here. many had spent the day in seville's squares, soaking up the atmosphere, staying hydrated. the overwhelming feeling amongst the fans is one of intense pride that their team about to take to the pitch for a european final. this is one of the biggest games at rangers' history and an ocean of supporters in seville are enjoying a vacation at the spanish side. i will c 0 en vacation at the spanish side. i will cry open win _ vacation at the spanish side. i will cry open win or— vacation at the spanish side. i will cry open

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. in an hour's time, hong kong begins choosing a new city leader.. the current leader carrie lam oversaw the implementation of a controversial national security law that led to massive protests against the territory's government in 2019. live from hong kong, i'm joined by freelance journalist ilaria maria sala. thank you forjoining us. how is this election been viewed in hong kong by normal everyday people? i hong kong by normal everyday --eole? ., ., people? i would say with a decree people? i would say with a degree of— people? i would say with a degree of indifference - people? i would say with a degree of indifference and| people? i would say with a i degree of indifference and it's not really an election because, as you mentioned, there is only one candidate and there is very few voters, a committee of 1500 people actually come a little less, is going to approve this choice that has already been pre—made so even if the police has decided to put out a lot of security, we are here about 7000 policemen and women are out in force to make sure that

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. an afghan artist. her work has focused on the burqa and women's identity. it is more generally about women breaking taboos in afghanistan. what is your response to this new edit to the taliban which essentially faces more restrictions on women in afghanistan?— more restrictions on women in afghanistan? more restrictions on women in afuhanistan? ., ~ . ., afghanistan? thank you so much for havin: me afghanistan? thank you so much for having me now _ afghanistan? thank you so much for having me now on _ afghanistan? thank you so much for having me now on the _ afghanistan? thank you so much for having me now on the programme. l having me now on the programme. actually, it is exhausting. and now i am so emotional. i don't know what to say. how fast we are back to 20 years ago again and we just went back to the burqa. all the women of afghanistan worked to say that it is not our identity but now the taliban announcement, wejust not our identity but now the taliban announcement, we just lo

secunder kermani.f women under the taliban. i personally think that what these people are doing isn't sharia law, it isn't completely what islam looks like. and what a real islam looks like, because i'm working at some hospitals currently, at different hospitals here in kabul city, and one of my experiences have been, that they are... they told you off about your dress code, i believe. is that right? yeah, that's exactly right. they are just partitioning the women and men patients from the doctor. they aren't giving permission to the male doctors, even if it's emergency case, to visit the female patients. and that's not right, that's not fair when you are very sick. you need the doctor even if if your doctor is male. now, this is a conservative country. there are many women who dress in accordance with how the taliban believe they should dress already, just because that's what theirfamilies believe in. tell me, do you think that women like yourselves have to pay a price of seeing your greater levels of

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. up a clinical trial to investigate whether commonly available peanut and milk products, taken under medical supervision, can be used as a treatment for people with food allergies. celestina 0lulode reports. natasha was funny, very loving, and she was very brave. she gave me the most loving hugs that really sunk into my soul, and i miss those very much today. the memories of two parents determined their daughter�*s death won�*t be in vain. in 2016, natasha ednan—laperouse went into cardiac arrest on a flight after buying a baguette. the 15—year—old knew she had a food allergy and always checked labels — but the bread she ate contained sesame seeds, that were not included in the list of ingredients. she died in a french hospital later that day. since then, her parents have fought successfully to introduce new food—labelling rules. and this is the next stage of her parents�* tireless campaign. a three—year clinical trial exposing young people to the foods they�*re allergic to, in the hop

months after seizing power, the taliban are again rolling back women 5 rights. 0ur correspondent secunder kermanian made women wear the all—encompassing burqa. it was one of the measures most closely associated with their regime. after taking power last august, however, they held off on issuing any new laws on what women should wear — until now, that is. today, they decreed that all women must cover their faces with a veil in public, and they laid out an escalating series of punishments for any woman not complying, beginning with their male relatives being talked to at home. then, if a woman still isn't complying, those male relatives being summoned by taliban officials, then potentially being jailed for three days and taken to court. now, this is a conservative country and many women already wore a face veil of sorts, but in kabul and other big cities, as you can see from this clothes market, many women cover their hair but not their faces. and women's rights activists, as you can imagine, have reacted to this decree with dismay. they see years of fragile progress on women's rights being rolled

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.tion. the piece hasjoined a series of monet masterworks that have sold for more than 40 million pounds in consecutive sales at sotheby�*s auction house in new york. also up for sale last night was pablo picasso�*s portait of marie—therese walter which sold for 54 million pounds. an ancient tree has been used to create a giant table in honour of the queen�*s jubilee. the 5—thousand year old black 0ak was found perfectly preserved beneath the peat in the norfolk fens. jo black reports. gently, gently. described as a giant amongst giants. a 5000—year—old vast, ancient black oak tree has now been turned into this impressive 43—feet—long table. 150 people have been involved in this project. but for the man leading the team, finding this particular oak was like finding the holy grail. that is about a third of the length of the tree. and you kind of think... no, ican�*t... i can�*t cut that. ijust want... ..to save it, like it is — you know, regardless of how crazy that sounds. this tree was

months after seizing power, the taliban are again rolling back women's rights. 0ur correspondent secunder kermaniall—encompassing birth. it was one of the measures most closely associated with their regime. after taking power last august however, they held off issuing the laws on what women should wear until now that is. today, they decreed that all women must cover their faces with a veil in public, and they laid out an escalating series of punishments for any woman not complying, beginning with their male relatives being talked to at home. then if the woman still is not complying with those male relatives being summoned by the taliban officials. then potentially being jailed for three days and taken to court. this is a conservative country, and many women already wore a face veil of sorts. but in kabul, and other big cities, many women cover their hair but not faces. women's rights organisations have reacted to this degree dismay. they see progress on women's rights being rolled back. teenage girls are still not allowed back into the classroom in most of the country, many female employees have

months after seizing power, the taliban are again rolling back women's rights. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani time they were in power, the taliban made women wear the all—encompassing burqa. it was one of the measures most closely associated with their regime. after taking power last august, however, they held off on issuing any new laws on what women should wear — until now, that is. today, they decreed that all women must cover their faces with a veil in public, and they laid out an escalating series of punishments for any woman not complying, beginning with their male relatives being talked to at home. then, if a woman still isn't complying, those male relatives being summoned by taliban officials, then potentially being jailed for three days and taken to court. now, this is a conservative country, and many women already wore a face veil of sorts, but in kabul and other big cities, as you can see from this clothes market, many women cover their hair but not their faces, and women's rights activists, as you can imagine, have reacted to this decree with dismay. they see years of fragile prog

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.300 years, could now be experienced three times a decade. 0ur climate editor justin rowlatt is here. tell us more about what they have been saying. tell us more about what they have been saying-— tell us more about what they have been saying. increasingly, weather forecast have _ been saying. increasingly, weather forecast have discerned _ been saying. increasingly, weather forecast have discerned the - forecast have discerned the fingerprint of climate change and extreme weather events, they have been looking back at a heat wave in 2010, a record, looking at how climate change has made the likelihood of an event like that happening more probable and they found that it is 100 times more likely, once every three years, this is released at a time when india and pakistan have experienced a series of heatwaves with record temperatures. pakistan, 51 celsius, india at the weekend, a9.2 celsius, a timely report emphasising how much climate change is already changing our world. , ., , our worl

months after seizing power, the taliban are again rolling back women's rights. 0ur correspondent secunder kermaniowever, they held off issuing any new laws on what women should wear — until now, that is. today, they decreed that all women must cover their faces with a veil in public, and they laid out an escalating series of punishments for any woman not complying, beginning with their male relatives being talked to at home, then, if a woman still isn't complying, those male relatives being summoned by taliban officials, then potentially being jailed for three days and taken to court. now, this is a conservative country, and many women already wore a face veil of sorts, but in kabul and other big cities, as you can see from this market, many women cover their hair but not theirfaces. and women's rights activists, as you can imagine, have reacted to this decree with dismay. they see years of fragile progress on women's rights being rolled back. remember, teenage girls are still not allowed back into the classroom in most of the country. many female employees have been told not to return to their o

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.isation. thank you forjoining us. ourthings organisation. thank you forjoining us. our things really that dire? yes, sadly to say. this report today really shows that all seven of the climate indicators are going in the wrong direction. as you said in your intro, four of those are at record levels. in the report importantly doesn�*t only indicate these... it shows how these indicators translate into impacts for lives and livelihoods around the globe. who's been worst hit? _ livelihoods around the globe. who's been worst hit? it's _ livelihoods around the globe. who's been worst hit? it's been _ livelihoods around the globe. who's been worst hit? it's been a - livelihoods around the globe. who's| been worst hit? it's been a mixture, reall . i been worst hit? it's been a mixture, really- i think _ been worst hit? it's been a mixture, really. i think every _ been worst hit? it's been a mixture, really. i think every continent i been worst hit? it's been a mixture, really. i think every co

secunder kermani reports from kabul.father rushed to the scene to check he was safe, only to be killed by a second explosion. how are you feeling going back to school today? translation: it feels really hard. i was at school when the explosion happened. going back there is really difficult because i lost my father. my heart does not want me to go back. he and most of this cardboard neighbourhood are from those shia hazara minority. the area has been repeatedly targeted by the islamic state group, though they never formally claimed this bombing. i was inside the classroom, about to leave, when all of a sudden there was an explosion. we all crouched down on the floor with our hands over our heads. my father was really kind and caring. he would always encourage me to go to school. he was a great support to me. the school opened up straight after the attack, but some pupils are yet to return. seven students were killed, along with two men, including his father. a spate of is bombings in recent weeks targeting shia and sufi m

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.krainian soldiers thought to under siege in the steelworks in mariupol, following the evacuation of the last civilians from the site. it comes as the uk government announced an extra £1.3 billion in military support to ukraine over the next year. let's get the latest from our correspondent, james waterhouse, who's in kyiv. how are things looking in mariupol? it is a good thing the civilians have been evacuated. we have both russia and ukraine saying the remaining women, elderly people and children have made it out. however, as you say, there are still 2000 people inside, they made up the emergency teams, wounded soldiers, militia, police officers. people who represent the last stand in mariupol, a city which has effectively been flattened throughout the 7a days of this conflict. russia has previously called for those troops to surrender, but presidents are lenski is saying diplomatic efforts are continuing to get them out. we are seeing more fighting overnight, a bomb was dropped on a

our afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani has been given exclusive access to a team of "inspectorsou. you haven't been talking about women, about what they should wear, that is what your ministry is most known for at the moment. we ministry is most known for at the moment. ~ ., ., ., , ., . moment. we have already given advice to the owner— moment. we have already given advice to the owner of the shopping _ moment. we have already given advice to the owner of the shopping centre . to the owner of the shopping centre and put up some posters but we can't interact with individuals, for example, stopping a woman and asking how, why are you not wearing the correct hijab? my manners and village and do not permit me to do that. it village and do not permit me to do that. . . . . village and do not permit me to do that. , , , , , �* village and do not permit me to do that. . . ,, . �* that. it is depressing, isn't it? that all these _ that. it is depressing, isn't it? that all these hard-won - that. it is depressing, isn't it? - that all these hard-won freedoms for that all these hard—won

secunder kermani has been to one secret school and sent this report. do that. even if it means you getting arrested _ risk to do that. even if it means you getting arrested by - risk to do that. even if it means you getting arrested by the - risk to do that. even if it means - you getting arrested by the taliban? we do our best to do this secretly. but if they arrest me, they beat me, but it is worth it to do that. it is worth it? of course, of course, it's worth it. back in march, it seemed girls' schools were finally reopening, but at the last minute, the taliban leadership overruled the decision. for students here, the pain is still raw. translation: on the day we went to school, they told us it is not - clear if girls will be allowed or not. perhaps they will, later on. it has been two months now and it has not happened. it makes me so sad. translation: my message to all the uirls of translation: my message to all the girls of afghanistan _ translation: my message to all the girls of afghanistan is _ translation: my message to all the girls of afgh