afghanistan has not ended, there is no peace. afghanistan has not ended, there is no peace. there has been a steady stream of setbacks. here arejust been a steady stream of setbacks. here are just a few. in march, the taliban broke their promise to reopen secondary schools for girls. two months later, women were forced to veil their faces as well as their hair. in september, the women s affairs ministry was disbanded, and only last month, women were barred from parks, gyms and swimming pools in the capital. it s another very troubling move, and it s difficult to imagine how a country can develop, can deal with all of the challenges that it has without the active participation of women, and the education of women. it participation of women, and the education of women. education of women. it all harkens education of women. it all harkens back education of women. it all harkens back to education of women. it all harkens back to the - education of women. it all harkens back to the
now. the taliban government of afghanistan has ordered an indefinite ban on university education for women. the order was signed by the minister of higher education, further restricting women s access to formal education, three months after thousands of girls and women sat university entrance exams across the country. naomi choy smith reports. the taliban takeover meant only one thing for the women and girls of afghanistan, fear. fear they would lose their freedoms, their education, their future. freedoms, their education, theirfuture. more than freedoms, their education, their future. more than a year later, the direction of travel has been cemented. women no longer have access to university. university. women of afghanistan - university. women of afghanistan have - university. women of. afghanistan have been university. women of - afghanistan have been doomed from the very first day that this group took over. the flagship of conduct is oppression of women. the war in
today. the only place on earth where women do not have a right to theirfull education, to their full education, leaving little room for hope. naomi choi smith, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come little festive cheer the citizens of ukraine trying to enjoy the best christmas they can. the world of music has been paying tribute to george michael, who s died from suspected heart failure at the age of 53. he sold well over 100 million albums in a career spanning more than three decades. the united states troops have been trying to overthrow the dictatorship of general manuel noriega. the pentagon says it s failed in its principle objective to capture noriega and take him to the united states to face drugs charges. the hammer and sickle| was hastily taken away. in its place, the russian flag - was hoisted over what is now no longer the soviet union, but the commonwealth i of independent states. day broke slowly over lockerbie, over the cockpit of pan am s maid of the sea