going green we meet the teenage entrepreneur, who rents real christmas trees each year to save them from being thrown out after the festive period. hello and welcome to bbc news. a fierce arctic winter storm has triggered emergency alerts across large parts of the united states, and forced the cancellation of more than 2,000 flights. forecasters say the cold snap could bring the coldest christmas in decades. presidentjoe biden has encouraged everyone to heed warnings and bring forward christmas travel plans where possible. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. this is what it looks like when a bomb cyclone descends on north america. these huge banks of snow in north dakota are the result of an intense blizzard that swept through the state. conditions that are set to engulf almost the entire country, just in time for christmas. but this is no winter wonderland. the storm could prove deadly. great swathes of the us will experience some of the lowest temperature
at least five women. i spoke to sana safi from bbc pashto, who told us more about what s happening right now. the latest is that women who went onto the street yesterday were arrested. some told us the taliban security forces used force against them. some were beaten, others were taken. but we were told others were released. the taliban of course deny that they have used force, but this morning we heard from the minister in charge of higher education, who issued this ban on universities. the interview was given to state tv, which is controlled by the taliban. when the announcement was made, there was no official reasoning for why the taliban decided to ban universities for women. but in this interview, the minister in charge says that proposed reforms were not
and the can continue. but maybe in this new government which has been announced, in the top i mean to say, in the cabinet there may not be women. joining me now from doha is my colleague from bbc pashto, inayatulhaq yasini, who conducted that interview. good to have you with us. please tell us more about what was said to you. he tell us more about what was said to 0“. ., ., ., tell us more about what was said to ou. ., ,., ., ., ., tell us more about what was said to ou. ., ., ., ., ., you. he elaborated a lot about the future a set you. he elaborated a lot about the future a set of you. he elaborated a lot about the future a set of of you. he elaborated a lot about the future a set of of the you. he elaborated a lot about the future a set of of the taliban i future a set of of the taliban government, saying that there will be a role for everyone. but i asked him specifically about x top leaders, such as the ex president. he was explicit that they will accommodate all oth
it will be announced in the coming days, but without any women in senior positions. in an interview with bbc pashto, the deputy head of the taliban political office in qatar said women could continue working for government, but a cabinet position was highly unlikely. we start our coverage tonight with this report from our correspondent secunder kermani in kabul. if they are not on the top, maybe in this new government which is been announced, i mean to say in the cabinet, there may not be a woman. so, we are getting a clear understanding of what afghanistan will look like. here are the latest is our correspondence occur under the taliban are in firm control of the country. this, a huge military parade in the southern city of kandahar, along with a captured helicopter. but the group still hasn t