A repeat offender. Welcome. Its good to have you with us. Talks between the United States and the taliban over a possible feasted in afghanistan ended last week in doha. It was the 7th round of talks between the 2 sides u. S. Special representatives. Called them the most productive session to date but what they mean for womens rights in the country remains unclear in fact just days after those talks a Radio Station in the Central Province of cousin e had to shut down after receiving threats from the taliban which object to 2 women working there the incident highlights the daily struggles afghan women face as they seek to make their place in a primarily Patriarchal Society but one woman politician in the north of the country is reading of redefining gender roles. He is the governor of chalk district in the troubled north of afghanistan and shes one of only a few female district chiefs in the country but that doesnt faze her the taliban poses a constant threat here but misery says that doesnt really bother her either. Im not afraid now. Not of losing everything to the taliban. We dont have time to worry about such things. Until recently her district was considered relatively safe then the taliban attacked and occupied a village. Founded a militia to stop them it includes farmers and unemployed young people not old battle tested. Actually i was studying but now i have to fight because the taliban attacked my village. And we will fight as long as it takes to drive the taliban out of our area the men are fighting for their homeland but also for the gov shes promised that they will be paid for their service but so far theres been no signs of support from kabul. So far the government hasnt paid us anything at. All the weapons ourselves. Sometimes we even sold our positions always sold our land so that we could get the money to buy the weapons. Saleman mazhar a governance by all means necessary negotiating mediating and making promises its not an easy task in male dominated afghanistan its rare for a woman to be in leadership positions and they have a difficult time in spite of a high position as district administrator selina missouri cannot go out in public alone her husband has to accompany her to every appointment hes not paid for this and he has had to give up his own job to do so. And i got him at home with and without the support of my family i couldnt do this. On the corner of our community is a very traditional one as a woman you cant just go out on your own you know so my husband always comes with me then when we come home in the evenings we cook together. Mazhar is bean district governor for about a year now she studied in iran has a masters degree in management and is also an artist she works with tiles that work is on display in the provincial capital. She does city and landscapes often depicting reformers and famous figures in afghan history. She and her husband have 3 children her parents and other relatives take care of them during the day when im out of the laughter when a man comes home he finds it a quiet place for him to relax women have a harder when they get home their next job begins cooking taking care of the children and so on so. Now shuttle mission. In the 1st few months of a 10 year saleman was out he worked on improving her district water supply she organized new Water Purification machines you roads and improved the Electricity Supply but its not easy work she always has the same problem a lack of funding and security for her constituents and for herself as of all this is going to be a few weeks ago the taliban decided that i should be sentenced to death. They think that because im such a prominent opponent they should get rid of me they will probably try more attacks and can move mean no one get more to me get. So now the militias are a founded to protect their constituents also has the job of protecting her life. But women like. With the taliban inching closer to a deal with the United States where does that leave women in the country for more we have with us leader of the movement for change party and womens rights activist fawzia koofi joining us from kabul welcome is goofy not you were involved in the recently concluded intra of dialogue with the taliban in doha and also the talks in moscow did you get a sense that the taliban are indeed committed to womens rights. Well i believe that when it comes to turks with a group like taleban. Women of afghanistan have. Experience of. In terms of oppressing woman i think when it comes to negotiation and talking with them all men have to be enter negotiations thats why i was the 1st to meet out of usually be part of the. Taliban starting from moscow and indeed with him and my understanding is that. That that the taleban we have to be careful with them deployed 10 and they have to change the perspective in many issues including. Education and go as you creation and Woman Working woman politically and socially engaged meant in afghanistan how without the input and praise when its not being rights and being a muslim woman living in afghanistan under islamic comes a constitution including now its always the think how do you see different interpreters interpretation of islam up in do how when i was part of. The Agreement Drafting Committee we have this kind of stuff discussion i told them that we are already an islamic country how much more you want to up this one i think we have to be careful really. Just follow the trend that you have changed but that there are concerns that maybe after the withdrawal of International Troops it will continue to inject the same kind of mentality that they have. Do you think that there is enough being done to ensure that that does not happen for example the United States and the taliban of the go to 7 rounds of talks between them in doha do you think womens rights of all income up in the United States is fighting on the side of the women of afghanistan. To know what was right is not part of the negotiated the talks between the u. S. And the teller. And this is why im im with the other woman and then some are concerned because it is my National Debt and for whatever we have achieved on the way it wont work because whether we have achieved is not enough given it not enough yes we have governors like salema and other movements who are active but the 25000000000 population out of reach 70000000 a woman. A few moment that there are engaged in this since i can do not to present the woman so the situation really is not very pleasant. I would just like to conclude by saying that we are already up this country when when it comes to the womans rights afghanistan is one of the worst country where women live. How much more and how much would they have to it and i dont think women it would understand cant be any more than what we already have. Talked drew thank you very much for those very. Coming out of the philippines where its come from the president. Has effected a law against Sexual Harassment it was signed back in april but those only made public this week the safe spaces act bans behaviors including catcalling sexist slows and groping violators are subject to fines and jail time and many of detectives critics say hes the kind of harassed this law is meant to punish while in office hes coaxed women into kissing him at Public Events and made several sexist remarks and repeat jokes during his speeches the president s Spokesman Says the controversial comments were simply jokes and even detective would abide by the whole scene see the. Whole loss of the philippines who we the 1st one to. Obey the law even the president good meets any violation of in the law. Then any person can sue him for that really. If you argue that well you seem you and well you can always leave after the president has no one is above the law including this president and all this tells us that but that is not proving enough people in the philippines are taking dictated to task for his track record of harassment on social media this user said me i report president roger going to target for his continuous harassment and threats towards women and his unwanted invitations to publicly kiss citizens on stage and this user got an assist from a famous alumnus most of them from in history but i didnt deter signing an anti harassment bill is like rain on your wedding day or a free ride when youve already paid some good advice you just didnt take ironic and the philippines gabrial are Womens Rights Party summed up to take this way he is the chief propagator of a culture that degrades and objectifies women and that which exhorts catcall as sexual offenders and even uniformed personnel to disrespect women under this context implementing the law will certainly be a challenge we stay in the philippines where god is still fuming over us decision to investigate the thousands of deaths under his war on drugs the resolution in the u. N. Human Rights Council was spearheaded by iceland now a spokesman for detect this is the president is caught seriously considering cutting diplomatic ties in retaliation to turkish showed his disdain for iceland in a speech last week i saw an operative live on iceland iceland. Thats your problem youre too much. And there is no clear day or night there but ill ask what the long one but they will be so you can understand why there is no crime there is no policeman either. And they just go about. I. Was up for president ial language thats all for now we need you know where the house got lucky on a yacht in the japanese city off. Its high point of mach by google slow price over 5 can all but does. Play. Play the books the be. Plugged. The but. I. See clearing to me. Not everyone who loves books has to go and say. The book the donkey literature list richard st. First day of school in the jungle. First claiming listen this suspense doris crane moment arrives. 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