on women working for humanitarian agencies. hello and welcome to bbc news. king charles has used his first christmas message as monarch, to reflect on the cost of living crisis. he spoke of the great anxiety and hardship for those struggling to pay their bills and keep their families fed and warm . the king also paid tribute to his mother, queen elizabeth, who is buried in st george s chapel, from where the king delivered his speech. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, has more. christmas at sandringham for the first time since the start of the pandemic. familiar routines were resumed though, without that most familiar of figures, queen elizabeth. king charles and the queen consort led the royal family from church. just behind them, the prince and princess of wales, with all three of their children, george, charlotte and four year old louis. also there with the family group, the duke of york. the waleses spent time with spectators receiving their bunches of flowe
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in afghanistan following the order by taliban authorities banning the employment of women at humanitarian agencies. the international rescue committee, irc, has become the latest agency to halt its activity in the country. earlier, care, the norwegian refugee council and save the children said they could not effectively reach afghans in desperate need without their female staff. but the taliban have rejected the international condemnation saying all those agencies who want to operate in afghanistan should comply with the rules of the country. zahra nader, editor in chief zan times, a media outlet that covers human rights in afghanistan with a focus on women, the lgbt community and environmental issues. it is so good to talk to you. first of all, this seems to me and amid too many people watching, making it a lot more difficult for aid