Engineering student Somaya Faruqi had to flee Afghanistan to continue her studies after the Taliban government returned to power two years ago and banned more than 1.1 million girls and women from schools and universities.- 'Tragic' -
In 2021, only one month after returning to power for the first time in 20 years, the Taliban authorities banned girls from attending secondary school, before closing university doors to them in December 2022 and then heavily restricting their participation in the w
slept swept into the afghan capital, took over the country. ashraf ghani fled. and now we have seen over the past two years whether the taliban have kept the promises they made through those long months of negotiations. and of course, they say security is better and in some ways, it is, they are no longer attacking, of course. but the foreign forces are gone. corruption is less, the donors will say that. but a lot has gone wrong and could get even worse. most of all, what the world has been focusing on, and notjust the world has been focusing on, and not just western and the world has been focusing on, and notjust western and islamic countries as well, this raft of edicts restricting the lives of girls and women. so when we spoke to the spokesperson for the taliban government, i said, the spokesperson for the taliban government, isaid, you keep the spokesperson for the taliban government, i said, you keep saying you are going to do something about it, but that is what you said before a
at a house in surrey, has been named locally as sara sharif. her body was discovered at the property last thursday. the police say the three people they want to talk to were known to her and are now abroad. a post mortem examination will take place this afternoon. the government has announced that 250 million pounds will be spent on an extra 5,000 nhs hospital beds in england this winter. ministers say 900 of the beds should be ready byjanuary, as part of efforts to help cut waiting lists, one of five priorities set out by rishi sunak. labour says the announcement is a sticking plaster . it is expected 30 nhs groups will benefit from this slice of funding. you are live with bbc news. six former metropolitan police officers have been charged with sending racist messages on whatsapp after an investigation by a bbc programme. last year, newsnight was passed
convicted in georgia just is not possible, that could only be done in five years and donald trump could not do that straightaway. in some regards, that is the significance of what is happening in the state of georgia and while these charges in georgia, as serious as they are, perhaps very different to what is happening federally. perhaps very different to what is happening federally. thank you very much. and happening federally. thank you very much- and at happening federally. thank you very much. and at the happening federally. thank you very much. and at the last happening federally. thank you very much. and at the last count, - happening federally. thank you very j much. and at the last count, donald trump now faces 91 charges. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let s look at the other news making headlines. the children scharity. a children s charity wants tech companies and mps to back the government s online safety bill, because of new research which sho