of teacher assessed results raises questions about regional differences and girls move further ahead of boys. the taliban is continuing its astonishing sweep across afghanistan, with more dramatic developments just today. in the past two hours we ve heard that they have captured afghanistan s third biggest city, herat, and appear poised to gain control of the second largest kandahar. if that s confirmed, this day will mark the most significant advance so far as one after another, the country s provincial capitals fall to the militants. with thousands of civilians fleeing the violence, a sense of humanitarian disaster is deepening. the bbc s yogita limaye is in kabul. things are changing
defeat in kandahar, the second largest city in this country. lashkar gah, the capital of the helmand province, falling as well. and there are real worries among citizens here about what is next, what is the future of their capital, kabul. i ve seen messages on social media from afghans talking about last moments of freedom. but i think what happens here in the coming days will depend heavily on how the afghan government reacts to what has happened in this one day. so far we have heard nothing from the top of the government, nothing from the president, nothing from the vice president or any of the big ministers, how they respond tomorrow to this situation will determine what happens next in the capital, kabul. ., ., . what happens next in the capital, kabul. ., ., , ., kabul. yogita limaye in the capital kabul kabul. yogita limaye in the capital kabul. thank kabul. yogita limaye in the capital kabul, thank you. police in devon say there have been a number of fatalities in a seriou
they are a deceptive side of a very dark reality called the taliban. so, in your view, have they changed? no, not only they have not changed, they have become more savvy in deceiving. with the government adamant to defy a new era of sharia law and the taliban making significant gains, afghans now seem to be caught up in a savage war that has taken on a life of its own. yalda hakim, bbc news, kabul. we have just heard that another key provincial calf and a waistcoat car has just fallen to the to have a band. wesco car. the us state department has said they will send troops to kabul to evacuate the american embassy. lode troops to kabul to evacuate the american embassy. troops to kabul to evacuate the american embassy. we are reducing our civilian footprint american embassy. we are reducing our civilian footprint in american embassy. we are reducing our civilian footprint in kabul- american embassy. we are reducing our civilian footprint in kabul in - our civilian footprint in ka
the afghan ambassador to the us, adela raz, told the bbc that the threat of such throwbacks is why the afghan government can not consider surrendering to the taliban. people of afghanistan have been once they are when the taliban regime was in power, and we truly have seen what it meant for women, what it meant for young men, what it meant for education, what it meant for human rights. it was the continuation of atrocities. and that was not even too long, but we are still seeing the same evidence in certain provinces that they are taking control over. they are killing women because she was dressed inappropriately, there killing a comedian, a historian, they are killing journalists. so we truly know that surrender means to surrender to atrocities and tyranny. those concerns are real. however there s also hope the taliban won t revert back to stricter rule to prevent a return of foreign military intervention. here s the head of the british armed forces, general sir nick carter. i think t
are taking place in doha, in the gulf state of qatar. the taliban delegation says life under its rule will be different for afghan civilians, compared to the 1990s, but the fear is the group s strict interpretation of sharia law will return. with more, here s yalda hakim. afghanistan 2021. the taliban are back, taking city after city from government forces. the withdrawal of foreign troops has left a power vacuum the taliban are rushing to fill. if they take power, many people here fear a return to their brutal regime of the 90s, characterised by public executions, stonings and girls being banned from school. despite the historic peace deal that was signed between the us and the taliban in february 2020, and the ongoing peace talks taking place in doha, qatar, between the afghan government and the taliban, no progress has been made. i travelled to doha to meet with suhail shaheen, a member of the taliban peace negotiation team. if you were to return to kabul, how would you govern?