by myanmar s military amounted to crimes against humanity and genocide. thousands were killed and hundreds of thousands were forced to flee when the military began an offensive against them five years ago. us secretary of state, antony blinken, said a day would come for those responsible to answer for widespread appaling acts. this week could be incredibly important for girls in afghanistan, as many are due to return to secondary school. a ban on their attendance was imposed by the taliban and is now due to be lifted with girls returning to class on wednesday. but not all are convinced that will happen. over the past few months, the bbc s firouzeh akbarian has been following three pupils to find out how the ban has impacted them. what a difference a year can make. a busy girls school now turned into empty classes after the taliban took power.
the taliban in afghanistan is due to lift its ban and allow girls to return to secondary school classrooms on wednesday. but not all are convinced it will happen. the bbc s firouzeh akbarian has been following three pupils over the last few months to find out how the ban has impacted them. what a difference a year can make. a busy girls school now turned into empty classes after the taliban took power. this past seven months without school has been devastating for some girls. hawa is 13. she lives in the capital, kabul.
sir david was stabbed to death in his essex constituency last 0ctober. nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, the british iranian woman released last week by iran, has criticised successive british foreign secretaries for the time it took to secure her freedom. in her first public comments since returning home, she said the iranian government had consistently made it clear that she would be released only after britain paid a debt to iran, dating back to the 1970s. the taliban is due to lift its ban and allow girls to return to secondary school this wednesday. over the past few months, the bbc s firouzeh akbarian has been following three pupils to find out how the ban has impacted them. what a difference a year can make. a busy girls school now turned into empty classes
sanaz wants to become a designer in the future. this year will be the last chapter of her school life. for her, the taliban s reform of the educational system is limiting. in the 90s, when the taliban were last in power, girls were banned from schools for five years. now, female students fear that history might repeat itself. firouzeh akbarian, bbc news. every year we throw
sanaz wants to become a designer in the future. this year will be the last chapter of her school life. for her, the taliban s reform of the educational system is limiting. in the 90s, when the taliban were last in power, girls were banned from schools for five years. now, female students fear that history might repeat itself. firouzeh akbarian, bbc news. and finally, the duke and duchess of cambridge have