we were so scared, we thought we would die. but we ll continue protesting until there is even one woman alive to fight , she told us. they took away our rights and we want them back. five months ago, there had been a glimmer of hope. teenage girls were told they would be allowed to study again. in a cruel blow, they were sent back home within an hour. for nine years, this girl attended school under the shadow of war. i m totally upset because of this situation that i don t have the right to study. they don t consider us as human. and my feel is like humanity has died in this country. i asked taliban spokesman zabihullah mujahid when schools would be opened. translation: we have | problems in some places. we are trying our best to solve them and to bring things back to normal. what problems, though? because classes were always segregated for boys and girls
even before the 15th of august. translation: our leader scholars have issues with the safety of girls travelling to and from schools. we cannot only make decisions based on the situation in kabul. we also have to consider villages and districts, where people don t want girls to go to school. so, after one year in power, you are not able to commit a time at which all girls will be able to go to secondary schools? translation: when we came to power, - there were a lot of problems. these things take time. the decisions on women have far reaching effects. international recognition and funding is tied to them. crucial, in a country where a majority are going hungry each day. yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul. we can now speak to omar samad, who s with the atlantic council. he was previously afghanistan s ambassador to france and to canada, and also former senior advisor to dr abdullah
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you re watching bbc news, i m rich preston. our top stories: chaos and confusion as kenya s deputy president william ruto is declared the winner of last week s presidential election, but claims of vote rigging over the result. there is no room for vengeance, there is no room for looking back, we are looking into the future. donald trump s former lawyer, rudy giuliani, is told by us prosecutors he s a target of their criminal investigation into attempts to overturn the presidential election result. the taliban celebrate the first anniversary of their return to power in afghanistan, but the picture remains bleak for women and girls.