because the russian forces are often conscripts, aren t they? some of them thought they were still on exercise apparently when they came into the ukraine but you are defending your homeland, defending your towns and villages and cities. actually all of our soldiers are motivated first of all to defend our regions, families and homes. it s a higher motivation for us. all of our soldiers are motivated to wane in this war and to end this war and to return our territory, so it s very important to every person in our defence forces. young girls in afghanistan are facing an uncertain future, as the taliban broke its promise to finally allow high school girls to go back to school yesterday. instead, they were turned away from the gates they used to walk through. the taliban said a decision still has to be made
what are the practical things they can do? they have the biggest footprint on the ground but given there is a humanitarian crisis in the country, what can the un do to hold the afghanistan accountable? the un are engaged on the humanitarian side and the political side. there is a political issue on the ground. on the humanitarian side they must deliver the aid that is needed in afghanistan. politically, they have to be more vocal. they have to be more engaged in a way that the communication must be very clear to the taliban because the taliban is looking forward to have recognition by the international community and if they are not delivering on the basic rights of afghan women, of women in islam, which is education, and they are banning women to have access to schools, that s not going to take them any
motivated first of all to defend our regions, families and homes. it s a higher motivation for us. all of our soldiers are motivated to wane in this war and to end this war and to return our territory, so it s very important to every person in our defence forces. important to every person in our defence forces. ., ~ , ., , . defence forces. thank you very much indeed, defence forces. thank you very much indeed. from defence forces. thank you very much indeed, from the defence forces. thank you very much indeed, from the territorial - defence forces. thank you very much indeed, from the territorial defence l indeed, from the territorial defence forces of the ukrainian army. that s it from me in lviv in western ukraine. i ll hand back to you. let s go to the rest of the day s news. young girls in afghanistan are facing an uncertain future, as the taliban broke its promise to finally allow high school girls to go back to school yesterday. instead, they were turned away from the gates
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energy will bite especially hard for those on low incomes and wild benefit rights may catch up in a few years that will not help people who are planning a week to week and might be unemployed this year. that s all. back to you. sam, thank you. the taliban have reversed a decision to allow teenage girls back to secondary school in afghanistan. on wednesday, many of them showed up at the school gates, only to be sent home. the reason given by the taliban was that a decision still has to be made on the uniforms the girls can wear. i m joined now by dr weeda mehran, co director from the centre for advanced international studies at the university of exeter. thank you forjoining us on the programme. what you see in afghanistan is something you yourself experienced in the 1990s.