and that was shabnam safa there.en killed in a bomb blast in the south—western province of balochistan. it said the troops were conducting a clearance operation when an improvised explosive device went off in the district of kohlu. a militant group — balochistan liberation army — that seeks greater political autonomy said it carried out the bombing. elsewhere, 15 people have been injured in five different grenade attacks in the province. those are your stories here on bbc world news. now, here's another chance to see today's king's speech. organ plays # god save our gracious king # long live our noble king # god save the king # send him victorious # happy and glorious # long to reign over us # god save the king. # i'm standing here in this exquisite chapel of st george at windsor castle, so close to where my beloved mother, the late queen, is laid to rest with my dear father. i am reminded of the deeply touching letters, cards and messages which so many of you have sent my wife and myself. and i cannot thank you enou

shabnam safa is chair of the national refugee—led advisory and advocacy group and member of the actionia. she told us the international reaction has not gone far enough. this is a calculated, systematic strategy towards complete erasure of women in afghanistan. we know that this is so much bigger than just banning education or banning now as of today, employment in most areas for women. this is a sickening approach towards stripping women of their agency and power in society and going back to the horrors of the last century, when the taliban were in power for the first time. let's turn to a couple of other stories making the headlines. china's national health commission is no longer releasing daily covid—i9 case figures and will only report relevant data, despite a new surge in the number of cases. according to one government official, 250 million new cases were reported in the first 20 days of december. at least four people have been killed when a bus careered off a bridge in spain's north—western region of galicia. two survivors — the vehicle's driver and a passenger — were rescued f

shabnam safa is chair of the national refugee—led advisory and advocacy group and a member of the actions international reaction has not gone far enough. this is a calculated, systematic strategy towards complete erasure of women in afghanistan. we know that this is so much bigger than just banning education or banning, now, as of today, employment in most areas for women. this is a sickening approach towards stripping women of their agency and power in society and going back to the horrors of the last century, when the taliban were in power for the first time. helicopters and rescue teams are searching for survivors of an avalanche in austria. reports say around ten people were buried in an off—piste area of the lech/zuers resort in vorarlberg in the west of the country. one person has so far been rescued. in his traditional christmas message, pope francis has called for an end to what he described as the "senseless war" in ukraine. the 86—year—old head of the catholic church addressed the faithful from the central balcony of st peter's basilica in the vatican. he condemned the use of f

shabnam safa is chair of the national refugee—led advisory and advocacy group and member of the actiontralia. she told us the international reaction has been farfrom enough. absolutely gutted. not surprised, but very, very disgusted and also disappointed in just in the lack of outrage by the entire international community, including australia, where i am. most of my work is, you know, this is a calculated, systematic strategy towards complete erasure of women in afghanistan. we know that this is so much bigger than just banning education or banning now as of today, employment in most areas for women, this is a a sickening approach towards stripping women of their agency and power in society and going back to the horrors of the last century, when the taliban were in power for the first time. our world service south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan told me about the range of meausres curtailing womens rights in afghanistan in the run up to the most recent announcements. what the taliban have been doing in the past few months. for example, they refuse to reopen secondary schools for girls

shabnam safa is chair of the national refugee—led advisory and advocacy group, and member of the �*actionternational reaction has not gone far enough. this is a calculated, systematic strategy towards complete erasure of women in afghanistan. we know that this is so much bigger than just banning education or banning now as of today, employment in most areas for women. this is a sickening approach towards stripping women of their agency and power in society and going back to the horrors of the last century, when the taliban were in power for the first time. seven people, including dual nationals with alleged links to the uk, have been arrested in connection with the current wave of anti—government protests in iran. a statement from the revolutionary guards in the south—eastern province of kerman described them as members of a uk—linked organisation involved in guiding and directing revolutionary plots. it said they they were detained as they were trying to leave the country. an air raid alert was issued for the whole of ukraine earlier today. unconfirmed reports suggest it happened after r

shabnam safa is chair of the national refugee—led advisory and advocacy group and member of the "actionhanistan" campaign in australia. she told us the international reaction has not gone far enough. this is a calculated, systematic strategy towards complete erasure of women in afghanistan. we know that this is so much bigger than just banning education or banning now as of today, employment in most areas for women. this is a sickening approach towards stripping women of their agency and power in society and going back to the horrors of the last century, when the taliban were in power for the first time. an air raid alert was issued for the whole of ukraine earlier today. unconfirmed reports suggest it happened after russian jets took to the skies in belarus. president putin later said he's100% sure that russia will destroy us patriot missiles in ukraine and that the west is seeking to — in his words — "tear russia apart". it comes as officials in ukraine say three emergency workers have been killed on saturday in the southern region of kherson. the authorities said they'd been in an ar

shabnam safa is chair of the national refugee—led advisory and advocacy group and member of the �*actiontold us the international reaction has been farfrom enough. i�*m absolutely gutted. not surprised, but very, very disgusted and also disappointed in just in the lack of outrage by the entire international community, including australia, where i am. most of my work is, you know, this is a calculated, systematic strategy towards complete erasure of women in afghanistan. we know that this is so much bigger than just banning education or banning now as of today, employment in most areas for women, this is a a sickening approach towards stripping women of their agency and power in society and going back to the horrors of the last century, when the taliban were in power for the first time. joining me now from kabul, obaidullah baheer, a lecturer at the american university of afghanistan. thank you forjoining us. my first question is, if you stop women working for these ngos, charitable organisations, what is the impact on the women and the children they have been helping?— been helping? ther

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