negotiations with the taliban. again systemic corruption but remember this, once each administration decided to withdrawal our troops and contractors, who is not a question of if but a question of when the afghan government was going to collapse. now, i want to change the subject because there are still major problems with our assistance in afghanistan that this committee should be alerted to. the united states has appropriated $2 billion for afghan assistance since the withdrawal. a further 3.5 billion may be available through this newly created switzerland -based afghan fund. while i agree and we all agree afghanistan faces dire economic situation, it is critical that our assistance not be diverted by the tele- band. unfortunately, as i sit here today i cannot assure this committee or the american taxpayer we are not currently funding the taliban. nor can i assure you the taliban are not from the intended recipients as our 2000 high risk for congress we face serious risk lack of oversight controls on the trust fu

fighting with the taliban. the taliban has said its welfare pay to al-qaeda fighters and there are now over the horizon capabilities to deal with that. it is the opposite. our adversaries are literally gaining a foothold there. just three months ago leaders from iran and russia and china, they met in uzbekistan to discuss what they call, quote, regional solutions rather than western interference in afghanistan. our witness it is here today will be able to speak to the situation on the ground and that is the failure to plan which wiped out any possibility of what the administration said had to be the victory that was a diplomatic effort. as a direct result, in my opinion a failure to plan not bad luck but bad planning. america mourns 13 of its -- and we have family sitting in our audience who mourn the loss of their sons and daughters. i've had numerous conversations with the families and what i have extracted from those conversations is that there is nothing that could bring back anybody's children. my colleagu

people remembered -- afghans remembered how women were treated under the taliban.e have seen now a replication of the treatment of women by this movement. so, there were throngs of tens of thousands of afghans trying to get out, trying to get into the international airport, which is in the city. thronging the parameters of the airport. at one point, tragically, and islamist state suicide bomber made his way into the middle of this throng outside of a gate called abby gate and k

and is it time to talk to the taliban?servative chair of the defence select committee says yes. the first female deputy speaker of the afghan parliament says no. just last month it was described by a labour shadow front bencher as "heinous". another�*s blamed it for keeping more people in poverty. sir keir starmer himself tweeted back in 2020, "we must scrap the two child benefit cap". that explains why the labour leader is facing a backlash from some within his own party after he confirmed any future labour government would actually keep it. the policy prevents parents from claiming child tax credit or universal credit for any third or subsequent child born after april 2017. it was introduced by former conservative chancellor george osborne and it was supposed to encourage parents of larger families to find a job or work more hours. research out today suggests it has failed to achieve that. in a moment, the economics. first, the politics. here's nick. a generation apart, different leaders, different times, but is keir sta

taliban came to the kabul and took all of kabul. >> in the chaos of the taliban takeover and governmentscrambled to transform what was to be an orderly departure into a sudden, life-threatening escape. but first, she had to keep a promise...one she'd made years earlier to a student's father. >> he said, "promise me, when the taliban come to kabul, that you will burn my daughter's records. if they find out that she's a student here, they will kill me and my family." >> so shabana did something heartbreaking...set fire, in the school's furnace and courtyard, to the hard-earned records of all of sola's students. >> it was incredibly painful. it felt like making them disappear. >> the girls of sola...their escape from kabul, and how they're doing today, when we come back. where are e you going?g? we h have moderarate to sevee ulcerativeve colitis.. thatat's the oldld me, before i started d taking zepepo. is that just one pill? once a day. old meme is still l catching p with the z zeposia me.e. zeposisia can helplp peoe with uc acachieve and d maintain r remissi. and d has been s shown to re

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arming the terrorist taliban the taliban who we thought since 2002 is unthinkable and most americans cannot even comprehend it. and now, since a failure and withdrawal in afghanistan bog room is now under the control of taliban and china. and since it biden failure $8 billion has been given an assistant to afghans and afghanistan's. oakton comprehensive bubble room here try to figure out how and why and what happened. i have to tell you mostly by talk to my districts and most by talk to and travel across the country cannot understand how this happened and many veterans i talk to take pride in our military as i take pride in our military. they are so ashamed our military was humiliated in this failure in afghanistan. and so i do have some questions and i thank you for coming to speak with our committee. mr. sopko in october 2021 letter beneficial of the state premises by the ministration instructed sigar to roof all reports from your website following the collapse and asked you to redact information on the website. who's specifically the admin instructed your office to do that and why

that changed when the taliban seized control. fearing for his safety, he and his family rushed to the airport in kabul. weaving through countless taliban check points, knowing that any wrong move would be their last. today he's in kansas, but the anxiety for the people at home and not knowing if he, too, will be sent back. another story. a man named pash morat. he is afraid the taliban will target his family if his name becomes public. it's not really his name but a name he asked to be used. back in his home country, he flew missions with the afghan air force. to use his words, his job was to capture the bad guys like al qaeda and taliban. he had dreamt of flying since he first saw an afghan pilot make an emergency landing in his village when he was about 10 years old. when he found out that he would have to learn english to fly, he started trying to teach himself from a book that he bought at a local shop. he went on to earn a degree in language and culture with a focus on aviation and then took part in flight training from our

and you are the enemy of the taliban. >> after i came to the united states two times the taliban came to my house. they said there is nobody here. they continue to come. they captured my brother. they search our houses. now they have to change their location every two months and go somewhere else to be safe. amanda: ok. so let me put this into context. we have 40 women who spent 10 years in combat alongside american special operators seeing more combat than most american veterans alive today and they are now killed on-site by the taliban because of the work they did. now there families are in danger. now they come here and congress has not passed the afghan adjustment act or anything that would legalize their immigration status which we will hear more about. i believe 11 of the 40 women platoon members have had their asylum grants come through. when the story came out, i thought surely once people know about this, this cannot stand. and i was pretty cynical before this so it is shocking to me that i got that so wrong. when i called the pentagon for comments before the story came out,

it is a rival of the taliban.hat was attacked today, many of its leaders have expressed support for the taliban so i would imagine it is a strong likelihood that they wanted to attack this political party in great part because of the public support that this gui f party have expressed for the taliban. this group that was attacked today, it is a member of the ruling coalition and the current government in pakistan today ——jui—f. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. president zelensky has warned that the war is coming to russia. it comes after another drone attack on moscow. let's hearfrom president zelensky. translation: russian aggression has gone bankrupt on the battlefield. - today is the 522nd day of the so—called special military operation, which the russian leadership expected to last for a week or two. ukraine is getting stronger. gradually, the war is returning to the territory of russia, to its symbolic centres and military bases, and this is an inevitable, natural and absolutely fair process. the russian

that is not the only problem, taliban are not letting _ the only problem, taliban are not letting girlssities are close, international organisation in the iocai— international organisation in the local nongovernmental organisations are hot— localnongovernmentalorganisations are not any— local nongovernmental organisations are not any more hiring women as employees— are not any more hiring women as employees because taliban had forbidden it. the women were working with the _ forbidden it. the women were working with the government, there were also barred _ with the government, there were also barred from _ with the government, there were also barred from the work, and if you see that list— barred from the work, and if you see that list of— barred from the work, and if you see that list of all of this, the beauty salons _ that list of all of this, the beauty salons are — that list of all of this, the beauty salons are part of that but the demonstration of afghan women took lots of— demonstration of afghan women took lots of courage they put their lives and risking — lots of courage they p

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currently, the taliban are in afghanistan ., the political conditions of the current ruling body are in afghanistan. to manage political stability, therefore, the formation of an inclusive government with everyone's participation is a necessity and you should not postpone this . subjects as we raised the concern of this high-ranking official of the taliban in afghanistan that you cannot continue with this burden, or a new constitution should be written to be approved by the people of afghanistan , and the government and political system should be implemented on the ground, or there should be a government of inclusive governance in in afghanistan, well, we have another issue with the taliban, the issue of iran 's water rights, and iran's water rights. in the past months , there have been very serious follow-ups . they have had special orders from the president. hold the representatives of the people of the province made a lot of efforts in the islamic council. our issue is that finally, according to the agreement of 1351, we hav

also coming up in afghanistan, the taliban orders all beauty salons to close their doors within a month. it is the latest restriction on women's rights and freedoms since they were gains power the . i'm sarah kelly. welcome to the program. israel says that it's military operation and jeanine is over and that its troops have withdrawn from the occupied westbank city. the intense to day incursion involving drones strikes, an army rates has killed at least 13 palestinians and displaced thousands. one is really, soldier was also killed. israel says that the raid has inflicted heavy damage on militant groups operating in the name refuge account is really tanks flow out of the city of jenny. later on, choose day off to a minute tree raid on a refugee camp that left a trail of destruction in its wake, the residents the last to assess the damage. and the i have this grocery store over there. everything's damaged, the refrigerators, the meets, all gone. may god help us replace it. this is a shoshone, it does not contain explosives, nor does it contain rockets. this is how i make a living. they b

the taliban said they're not giving the reason now they will give it at a suitable time.he was shocked. one said she felt like she was trapped in a cage, which kept shrinking every minute. you know, usually what i've seen is when a couple of months go by, after one restriction is announced, women start beginning to hope that the taliban will ease at some stage. that's the only way they can survive and go from day to day. and then you have another restriction being announced, which is a blow to those hopes. they've talked about feeling like they've been plunged into darkness. they believe that the taliban's eventual intentions are to confine women into their homes. they've talked about feeling like they've been plunged into darkness. they believe that the taliban's eventual intentions are to confine women into their homes. monday was the world's hottest day on record. that's according to a us government agency. it comes after the united nations said the naturally occuring el nino weather event was underway and countries should start preparing for its effects. our reporter

the taliban said they're not giving the reason now they will give it at a suitable time.en to are devastated. one said she was shocked. one said she felt like she was trapped in a cage, which kept shrinking every minute. you know, usually what i've seen is when a couple of months go by, after one restriction is announced, women start beginning to hope that the taliban will ease at some stage. that's the only way they can survive and go from day to day. and then you have another restriction being announced, which is a blow to those hopes. they've talked about feeling like they've been plunged into darkness. they believe that the taliban's eventual intentions are to confine women into their homes. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. a man who killed his neighbour and her two daughters by setting their flat on fire has been found guilty of murder. jamie barrow had admitted to their manslaughter, but denied three counts of murder. the trial heard, he had poured petrol through the flat�*s letterbox, and set it alight. jurors heard he was unhappy about bags of

the taliban are not giving a leasing but they were given at a suitable time.and one said they were shocked and another said they felt trapped in a cage which kept shrinking every minute. usually what i have seen, when a few months go by after one restriction is announced, women start beginning to hope, that the tella bank will ease at some stage and the only way they can survive is going from day to day —— that the taliban will ease. and then you have another restriction which is a blow to those hopes. they feel like they had been plunged into darkness and they believe the taliban's eventual intentions are to confine women into their homes. intentions are to confine women into their homes-— here, vulnerable women who say they've been preyed on by police officers for sexual gain are being failed by some police forces, a bbc investigation has found. of 500 allegations against officers over a five year period, only 24 men have been charged, with — in some cases — evidence deleted in mishandled inquiries. the policing minister says he is strengthening the vetting

two years ago, they were running for their lives, fleeing their home country after the taliban takeover but it's not lost on them that millions of their countrywomen can't do the same. everything you see here, the jerseys they're wearing, the hairstyles, even the laughter is enough to get them severely punished or killed had they stayed in afghanistan. now there are many people who are in a voiceless journey, and i have to be the voice for them. i have an obligation to represent those ladies back in my home country. those who cannot study, those who cannot work, and those who cannot play soccer or do anything they like. so now i'm representing them, and i feel more strong and proud, and it will be awesome to represent that country that women and ladies are banned from everything there. it's a bittersweet moment for these players representing afg ha nista n nearly two yea rs after they fled their home country. many say this is much more than just about football for them. "we play for afghan women," they tell me, "and we pray for their freedom." none of them take this moment for granted.

the sas was after the commander of a taliban bomb-making network.nded on the far side of the building we ended up processing people on. just walking through the village there was a few--there was actually a public meeting going on, so we walked over. the interpreter spoke to them. we moved on. we knew there was a couple of shootings over in the distance. mark: two afghans were killed by the sas patrol. defence investigators later concluded that one of the dead men had been carrying a grenade, the other an assault rifle. the afghanistan independent human rights commission began an inquiry into the sas raid of sarkhume. its investigators got a very different account. shaharzad akbar: according to the complaints that was registered to us, there were two civilians killed in sarkhume and seven injured. of the two killed, the first person was killed--was first shot at and injured, and then arrested by australian forces. mark: that person was a villager called haji sardar. shaharzad: the complaint that has been registered with us is that haji sardar was, y

the acting prime minister of the taliban was present in astana. muharram met with scholars and influential shiites in this meeting, abdul kabir said that shiites and like other citizens are an important part of afghanistan. scholars and influential people also emphasized the continuation of such meetings for greater cooperation between the taliban and the people of afghanistan. the construction of the salang highway started with the presence of the economic deputy of the taliban prime minister, mullabradar said that the major construction of the salang road after the canal is the second installment of this major national and economic project during the taliban era and the completion of the reconstruction of the salang tejarat highway between the southern and northern provinces of afghanistan. shut down, he said economic deputy of the taliban prime minister, with the reconstruction and completion of this project, thousands of job opportunities will be created in the specified period. the reconstruction project in the north and south of salang is ca

among the countries of central and south asia, the level of the foreign minister of the taliban added that domestic and foreign businessmen can be confident that afghanistan, the investor, despite its rich and diverse mines, has not yet been able to benefit from this gift to improve the economic situation of this country. it has significant properties, including oil, gas, half of coal, iron, gold, uranium, and lithium. the taliban spokesman said that the united nations report on the human rights situation in afghanistan in the two months before this year is far from the truth, and the united nations should publish its negative reports. according to zabihullah mujahid, it is prepared either based on the quotes of people who escaped from afghanistan, or some people working in the united nations, who are propagandizing against the united nations by misusing the name of this organization and based on false information. afghanistan are the life office of the united nations elderly people in greece has recently published a report on the human rights situation in afghanistan in the last two

away from the world cup — when the taliban took over kabul nearly two years ago — many in the afghanow settled in melbourne and are continuing to play — but because the taliban have banned women's sport, fifa has refused to recognise them as a national team. 0ur correspondent shaimaa khalil has been spending time with the players. this is not prep for a world cup game, but these women have already come a long way. two years ago, they were running for their lives, fleeing their home country after the taliban takeover. they're safe now, following their dreams. but it's not lost on them that millions of their country women can't do the same. everything you see here, the jerseys they're wearing, the hairstyles, even the laughter is enough to get them severely punished or killed had they stayed in afghanistan. now there are many people who are in a voiceless journey, and i have to be the voice for them. i have an obligation to represent those ladies back in my home country. those who cannot study, those who cannot work, and those who cannot play soccer or do anything they like. so now i'm

taliban.en, to lgbt queue of people, is a dilemma or do you draw a line in the sand on this one, baroness? the labour sand on this one, baroness? the labour party _ sand on this one, baroness? i1e: labour party position, sand on this one, baroness? t1e: labour party position, we sand on this one, baroness? tie: labour party position, we draw a line, similarto labour party position, we draw a line, similar to that of many other allies. we don't engage politically with the taliban. we think that would legitimise what they're doing and look at what has happened with women and in afghanistan and we don't want to in any way give the impression that we are aligned with that, it would be diplomatically very... i think it is extraordinary what you think is the rare very. .. i think it is extraordinary what you think is the- very... i think it is extraordinary what you think is the we engage with countries committing _ what you think is the we engage with countries committing genocide. i countries comm

the deputy prime minister of the taliban met and discussed the activities of the governor of kabul to serve the people of the kabul province . in complete security it has passed and the taliban security forces will ensure the security of muharram mourning in the remaining days. the minister of health said that more coordination between the ministry of health of the taliban and the ministry of health of the islamic republic of iran is necessary to provide health services . mr. elahi, providing services to foreign nationals, added that the high commissioner for refugees will pay us $10 for each afghan national, while we spend at least $100. among the domestic products of afghanistan and iran in herat, the producers of the two countries have put their products on display in 22 booths in the exhibition. household appliances and food products of the steel and petrochemical industries and other miscellaneous items have been put on display in this exhibition. the iranian and afghan authorities consider the expansion of trade relations between the two countries to benefit the economy of both

the taliban said they're not giving the reason now they will give it at a suitable time.e spoken to are devastated. one said she was shocked. one said she felt like she was trapped in a cage, which kept shrinking every minute. you know, usually what i've seen is when a couple of months go by, after one restriction is announced, women start beginning to hope that the taliban will ease at some stage. that's the only way they can survive and go from day to day. and then you have another restriction being announced, which is a blow to those hopes. they've talked about feeling like they've been plunged into darkness. they believe that the taliban's eventual intentions are to confine women into their homes. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. a library with a twist. instead of books, this is a library of things, full of electronics like this popular item, expertly maintained by specialist turned librarian jamie hillier, responsible for looking after the collections of the dudgeon such libraries across london.— across london. with the accommodation, - across lo

the taliban said they're not giving the reason now, they will give it at a suitable time.vastated. one said she was shocked. one said she felt like she was trapped in a cage, which kept shrinking every minute. go by, after one restriction is announced, women start beginning to hope that the taliban will ease at some stage. that's the only way they can survive and go from day to day. and then you have another restriction being announced, which is a blow to those hopes. they've talked about feeling like they've been plunged into darkness. they believe that the taliban's eventual intentions are to confine women into their homes. and before we go it wouldn't be ajuly and before we go it wouldn't be a july the fourth without the annual hotdog eating contest. a series of spectators cheered on the competitive eaters who gathered on coney island stopping the rules are simple, however it's the most hot dogs in ten minutes wins and this yearjoey chestnut won the men's competition for a record 16 time by eating 62 hotdogs. we end this addition of the programme with that, thank you so

i like many of the taliban regime. i like many of the taliban regime.tioning the arbitrary arrests and shooting of former government and security personnel, public executions, not mentioning that women have been banned from working for ngos in the un. the special repertory called this gender apartheid. it was alarming that tobias mentioned afghanistan has for the moment accepted a more authoritarian leadership. one was the election? when was the referendum when the people's will was heard? we may have missed something here... this people's will was heard? we may have missed something here. . ._ missed something here... as you say, there are two — missed something here... as you say, there are two options _ missed something here... as you say, there are two options here. _ missed something here... as you say, there are two options here. either - there are two options here. either you can stay well away from afghanistan until they improve their ways, and improve relations have to come at they are only restored, these different medical nations, if somethin

the taliban have ordered the closure of beauty _ taliban have ordered the closure of beauty parlors andsince they came back to government after the rapid american withdrawal in 2021. we know the taliban _ withdrawal in 2021. we know the taliban has been moving to restrict all sorts— taliban has been moving to restrict all sorts of— taliban has been moving to restrict all sorts of things and all sorts of public— all sorts of things and all sorts of public rules for women and for girls. — public rules for women and for girls. and _ public rules for women and for girls, and education in particular. beauty— girls, and education in particular. beauty parlors were important because — beauty parlors were important because they were one of the few places— because they were one of the few places that women could still go with some sort of relative freedom. they could — with some sort of relative freedom. they could go there to socialise. that _ they could go there to socialise. that now — they could go there to socialise. that now also appears to be being taken _ that now also appears to be bein

he forced the release of 5000 taliban fighters.hat president trump issued orders for a complete withdrawal in december of 2020. the military had to persuade him not to implement that because it would have been an even bigger disaster. host: from the state review, crisis, preparation and plning was inhibited to a degree by concerns about the signals that might be sent, especially anything that might suggest the u.s. had lost confidence in the afghan government and thus contribute to its collapse. translate that for us, jonathan landay. guest: it is basically standing that the administration was facing a situation where, if it has started any kind of major withdrawal or evacuation or any kind of action like that, it would have undermined, as the report found it did, the stability and security of the afghani government. they were facing a dilemma where it was clear the taliban were advancing on kabul, or advancing . this was months before. any action they took that undermined or hinted at the fact the u.s. was going to leave would hav

you know, by taliban and being killed or being punished. devastating and it's really sad. it's really, really heartbreaking. we have about a minute left, but i just wanted to ask you, do you speak to any of the musicians who remain in afghanistan and what do they say to you? i am indeed in communication with many musicians inside afghanistan. some of them were actually my colleagues when i was a judge on the afghan star or the other show that i was a judge on. and most of these musicians actually reach out to me directly for financial help or help or asking if they can be evacuated because they're living in the most horrible situation. they not only fear for their lives and punishment by taliban, but also living in poverty. their children are hungry. they don't have food to eat because their only way of income and livelihood was coming from music, which has been banned now. so they're living in a very, very tough situation right now. in the 1960s barber blake hanna like many others of the winter rush generation came to the uk in search of n

and taliban concluded monday in qatar. parties discussed the lifting of travel and other restrictions on taliban leaders and unfreezing of afghan bank reserves. no immediate comment from the u.s. on the talks. in pakistan, a group affiliated with the islamic state called the i.s. kp is claiming responsibility for sunday's deadly suicide attack in the country. pakistan government says they will find those responsible for the bombing that killed dozens and wounded hundreds. our reporter is in islamabad. reporter: the so-called islamic state in the providence where the blast took place has claimed responsibility for the bombing that took place sunday afternoon and taken the lives of 45 people. the news agency is often the outlet the so-called islamic state uses to announce to claim different attacks and affiliate groups. while the declaration included the name of the suicide bomber, it has not contained further details of the motive or intention but the fact that this is not the first time has happened and that the islamic st

this month the taliban ordered the closure of thousands of beauty salons.ews reporter spoke to some of those protesters. >> i spoke to three women beauticians who went to protest for their rights. chanting the slogans of bread, work and justice. one of them who has been working as a beautician in a salon for 20 years told me she has been employing several other women and if the saloons get closed, they will all lose their jobs. she was talking to me about her experience of today's protest. she said it was all starting very peacefully but soon the taliban turned it very violent using water cannons against them and some were even beaten. she told me about her experience. >> i am one of the beauticians in kabul. i worked very hard to start a business. i'm the only breadwinner of my family. today we went to protest for our rights but the taliban were very violent towards us. they were so cruel. i was beaten and my leg is hurt. they used water cannons and shotguns. we do not have any other way to earn. i want the international community to hear our voice and hel

they have now settled in melbourne and are continuing to play, but because of the taliban have banneden's sports, fifa has refused to recognise them as a national team. refused to recognise them as a nationalteam. our refused to recognise them as a national team. our correspondent has been spending time with the players. this is not prep for a world cup game, but these women have already come a long way. two years ago, they were running for their lives, fleeing their home country after the taliban takeover. they're safe now, following their dreams. but it's not lost on them that millions of their country women can't do the same. everything you see here, the jerseys they're wearing, the hairstyles. even the laughter is enough to get them severely punished or killed had they stayed in afghanistan. now, there are many people who are in a voiceless journey, and i have to be the voice for them. i have an obligation to represent those ladies back in my home country. those who cannot study, those who cannot work, and those who cannot play soccer or do anything they like. so now i'm represent

gave everything to the taliban. gave premier weaponry to the number one terrorist organization on the planet. and you want to send them more money? if you want to do that, you can vote for that. but don't do it on the national defense authorization act. people wear the uniform with the flag on their shoulder in defense of this country, in defense of our ideas. not so that you can spend money on whatever, you know, crusade that you're on in afghanistan that you already failed at and now you're trying to make amends for it. with that, mr. chairman, i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves. members are reminded to direct their remarks to the chair. the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. kamlager-dove: mr. speaker, may i inquire as to heuch time i have remaining -- as to how much time i have remaining? the chair: the gentlelady has 2 1/2 minutes remaining. ms. kamlager-dove: i would like to yield 45 seconds to the gentleman from washington state, representative smith. the chair: the gentleman is recogniz

i told you what cdw new is coming up next in dw news agents, the taliban lights this restriction on ask on within the hotline group as ordered or use the policy to close and why the streets in karachi are listed with the animal waste off to eat a hot hot festivities that move coming out next in the daily news agent with various vanity, i'm on you can see mckinnon. thanks for watching. the stopping climate change. that's what they're ringing for. several zones of the earth will become literally uninhabitable. today we're talking about a few 1000000 refugees in the future. we're talking about the it's, it's no longer question of whether we get out of cold oil and gas. but when the fund assume about commitment and hope about visions and the people behind the verb and catastrophe. climate change starts july 13th on dw, the state up in years, very short coming up today. the outcomes started bonds, new dig, tabs against women. the hotline group has voted due to follows the flows. and we've taken every, one of the last time charities for women to meet and, and then living plus off to the floor

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and then us got us down the taliban. what is old beauty salons to close the doors with in a moment. pittsville relates this restriction on women's rights and freedoms. since the telephone re gains power plus indonesia is building a new capital most on tara, it will cost billions and the government is hoping private investors will foot most of the bill that some of us get to go about the government plan. the i money groups mckinnon. thanks for being with us. israel. it says that it's military operation, engineering is now of them that it's troops have withdrawn from the occupied west bank city. the intents to day incursion and folding drones, strikes and ami raids has killed at least 12 palestinians, and splice thousands. one is riley soldier was also killed. israel says the raid has inflicted heavy damage on militant groups of pricing. in the janine refugee camp. the government of the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says it is prepared to launch the operations in the future if necessary is really tanks flow out

the taliban has always taken surprising decisions.e slightly more moderate, but based on the decisions we have seen of late, it certainly doesn't seem like it and that is how expert i sing it. but this seems to be yet again, a very strong decision in the latest of a series of restrictions of women in the country. of a series of restrictions of women in the country-— china has accused the uk of giving protection to fugitives, after eight pro—democracy activists fled hong kong in recent months. the eight are accused of breaking china's national security laws, which came into force three years ago. if convicted, they could face life in prison. the british, australian and us governments have all condemned the move. here's hong kong's chief executive: translation: wherever they are, we will go after them _ as long as they are alive. any persons can assist the police in arresting these people. all information will be kept confidential. based on the reward notice and the eventual outcome, anyone providing information will be eligible for the

going as a diplomat from outside, being protected by taliban, as a celebrity because _ protected by talibanebrity because obviously people who are in dire economic situation would respect — dire economic situation would respect what you see and listen to what _ respect what you see and listen to what you — respect what you see and listen to what you say and would want you to explain _ what you say and would want you to explain to _ what you say and would want you to explain to the world that there is a situation — explain to the world that there is a situation. but what about those people? — situation. but what about those people? what about the woman has been imprisoned by the telephone for bein- been imprisoned by the telephone for being an _ been imprisoned by the telephone for being an education activism and no one knows about his whereabouts ppint _ one knows about his whereabouts point what about the women protesters who have been in prison? i'm not— protesters who have been in prison? i'm not shopping for a far i'm saying — i'm not shopping for a far i'm saying is— i'm not shopping f

the taliban in afghanistan has ordered teacher training centres to be closed.ary and ineffective and said too much resources were being allocated to them. the nearly 4000 staff are to be moved to a new department or employed as teachers in schools. our world service south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan has been following events from here in the newsroom. so these teacher training institutes like in any other country, they play a crucial role in the afghan education system. what they do is they train teachers after getting some academic qualification, and then they will be deployed to various schools across the country. and they were part of the ministry of education. the taliban run administration is saying that we do not need such a department because they are very ineffective and totally unnecessary. "we want to create a very dynamic and very responsive system, a new department, so that it can address the needs of the country as well as bring quality education". "and that is why we want to shut this particular department". now, on the other hand, the teacher

and has asked the taliban to revoke their ban on salons. and the humans assistance mission and they've got assign, issued the following statement of the ben, a gold u. n. a. m, a goals on the dfcs to a total days to hold to the edict closing beauty salon. was this new restriction on women's rights? would impact negatively on the economy and contradicts the state of support for women. entrepreneurship as the last week, but just on held each other festivities of mocking the end of the animal husbandry image, also known as the feast of sacrifice. this time, it involves the slaughter of about 6000000 animals. sacrifices typically involve cose goats, cheap and camels. but with access to slaughter houses, poor public streets in cities like karate, dun substitutes, a wanting, some of us might find the images in the upcoming report. unsettling. this is how streets and get out to look after it was a time after the secretary to the sacrificing. i'm the mother of the congress, this black inductance and other and the movies are lift underwood site. the

he saidin his job was to, quote, capture the bad guys like al-qaeda and taliban.r there's an afghan interpreter who put his life on the line to support our troops. why? to use his words, same goal, same target and same achievement. a helicopter fighter pilot who also asked that his name not be revealed who worked with our troops to combat the taliban in remote areas of afghanistan for eight years. eight years. all the while thinking that there was a covenant, that he was going to be able to come to this country and people were going to protect him, if needed. he survived being shot in the face by flying bullets. the story of reggie, another afghan interpreter. being an interpreter in afghanistan wasn't a desk job. you weren't sitting in a conference room whispering the words of someone whose hedge yot understand. where the troops went with, the interpreter went. if the troops got ambushed by bullets, the interpreter got ambushed by bullets. if the troops got bombed, the interpreter got comed. -- bombed. on august 8, 2012, regger was on pro-- patrol with a group of