did go back. did things get better after the taliban left? after the taliban left? they could onl aet after the taliban left? they could only get better. after the taliban left? they could only get better, really. after the taliban left? they could only get better, really. i- after the taliban left? they could i only get better, really. i witnessed over a dozen trips in the last few years and an incredible wakening of women. and i ve seen them as activists, human rights activists, lawyers, doctors, parliamentarians, politicians, it was incredible and to really, we promoted democracy, we encouraged women to be independent, defined the voices and obviously afghanistan is a deeply conservative culture, so they had to do that sort of, with the permission of the families, but was incredible to watch women reallyjust defined in afghanistan. the photos you ve taken of life there such an insight into life there afghan girls in school, women voting now that the taliban are back in ch
there was one of the officers, he was a british officer, he was actually.he cried too. how was the situation on the plane for everyone? the situation was chaotic. the plane was completely full. one of my children was sitting on the floor. with his work for coalition forces, he feared for his life. we are the lucky ones. we made it. there are lots of people who really need help. others haven t made it out. these, the certificates of a former british interpreter we are calling abdul. good enough to risk his life, but refused permission to come to the uk.
to root itself in russia. that is partly because life became so tough here that in the eyes of many russians, the very concept of democracy became discredited. but it is also because for those running russia today, authoritarian rule is back in fashion. this year, the authorities cracked down hard on anti government protests. and there have been police raids on government critics. so, where does that leave democracy? for many here a distant memory. this monument honours the three men killed in the 1991 coup. there are few visitors. there seems to be little interest in moment in history when russians embraced freedom. that s all for now