a record for an english club. a deal might even be done in time for the england star to play in the community shield against leicester city on saturday. the hundred million transferfee would surpass the £89 million manchester united paid tojuventus in the signing of paul pogba in 2016. we will have lots more from tokyo and the olympics in sports day but thatis and the olympics in sports day but that is all for now. fierce fighting between afghan government forces and the taliban are continuing in that the cattle of helmand province. meanwhile, the taliban have now claimed responsibility for a car bomb and gun attack in a high security district in cobble. militants were apparently targeting the home of the defence minister, he was not there at the time. eight people are killed
yogita limaye, gave us this update. we heard some time ago from the acting foreign minister of the taliban appointed government, and he is here leading the delegation. he says they want to improve relations with the international communities, so this really is part of a series of efforts from the taliban to try to gain international recognition. some days ago, they met with a uk delegation in cobble. they say they will also meet european officials. he said that the us has offered to help provide covid vaccines antimilitary and aid, but also warned that no one should interfere with the internal affairs of any country. it has been three weeks now since the taliban banned girls from going to secondary schools in most parts of afghanistan, and that is the backdrop against which these talks are happening. the taliban are
have to be part of future 6overnment structures and processes that is why un women are staying and delivering along with several other members of un family in cobble. we think it is really important to ensure there is participation of women in whatever form of government emerges. but also, that there is a tension paid for it now to the fate of what is happening to women, women s human rights defenders. we need to ensure that they can move around freely. that there is access, humanitarian assistance made available to women and that they have access to life saving services and that they are freedom of movement and that girls can go to school so we have to continue to engage and to push and advocate for this. you say courageously you will stay on the ground to do that and i appreciate it is not for you to explain the stance of the human rights council, for example. that involves the politics of a good number of
be done for women in afghanistan. well, i think it is really important for us to actually stay and deliver and send a very clear message that women s rights have to be a fundamental part of discussions and women have to be part of future government structures and processes that is why un women are staying and delivering along with several other members of un family in cobble. we think it is really important to ensure there is participation of women in whatever form of government emerges. but also, that there is a tension paid for it now to the fate of what is happening to women, women s human rights defenders. we need to ensure that they can move around freely. that there is access, humanitarian assistance made available to women and that they have access to life saving services and that they are
from here, there s nowhere else to run. but increasingly now, there are concerns about how long the government will be able to keep control of the capital city of afghanistan. that was our correspondent in cobble. the emergency co ordinator from medecins sans frontieres, or doctors without borders, martine flokstra, joins us now from amsterdam. we are hearing such desperate reports already but perhaps you can summarise for our viewers what your staff are telling you on the ground, how many people they are having to deal with? the how many people they are having to deal with? , ., ., , deal with? the situation is horrific- deal with? the situation is horrific. currently - deal with? the situation is horrific. currently we - deal with? the situation is horrific. currently we are l deal with? the situation is - horrific. currently we are seeing at first hand the impact of the violence is taking place in many areas of the country. we are concerned in many ways. in the areas of heavy figh