targeted attacks in afghanistan. this film contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. afghanistan is in the grip of a new and sinister campaign of violence. young professionals are being deliberately targeted and murdered. it is suspected that the killings are the work of insurgent groups like the taliban and is, who are targeting people, often women, trying to build their country based on democratic values. this year, the united states will withdraw its troops. peace talks have so far failed to reach an agreement and the government accuses the taliban of using violence as leverage, but the taliban deny involvement. the fear is that if these targeted killings continue, the democratic gains of the last 20 years could all be lost. this school, for children with learning difficulties, was born out of tragedy. it was opened in the name of fatima �*natasha' khalil, a human rights activist. aged 2a, she was targeted and killed. natasha was born in pakistan. one of seven children. the family were refugees, fleeing taliban violence during afg hanistan�*s civil war. announcer: khalil, fatima. cheering. natasha spoke six languages, and after graduating with a double degree from university in kyrgyzstan, she returned to afghanistan to decide on a career. all the time, her ambitions was that she wants to work somewhere in a war zone. and then i would always tell her, well come home, you don't have to go somewhere else. her big goal, of course, were that she wanted to be the secretary general of the un. natasha gotjob with the afghanistan human rights commission. she was the youngest so we were the least worried about her. this was herfirstjob. she was just there to start her life. she was so excited. she would always say, lima, this is the real thing, this is real life. at 7:30, on the morning she was killed, natasha was picked up by a government car to go to work. within minutes of leaving the house, a bomb attached to the car exploded. both she and her driver, ahmad jawid folad, were killed. natasha's killing is part of a chilling new tactic by insurgents who identify and target individuals for murder. the victims are all people working to rebuild the country after decades of violence. they are often young and women. they are the generation of social media, they are the generation of internet. they are educated. they don't know how to not be connected to the world. this new generation whose life is like going outside, wearing whatever they want to wear and saying what they have on their mind. but the targeted killings have shocked and frightened many of them. just months before natasha was killed, in the gulf state of qatar, the united states had been talking to the taliban. as we speak, the united states is also working to end the war in afghanistan and we are bringing our troops home. artillery. after 20 years of fighting the taliban in afghanistan, by now america's longest war, both the us and the taliban wanted american troops out. with the afghan government excluded, the us and the taliban struck a deal with each other on the terms of withdrawal. the taliban promised to reduce violence, not to attack us troops and to start talking to the afghan government. mike pompeo: first, keep your promises. | in exchange, the americans promised to get taliban prisoners released and crucially committed to pulling out all their soldiers 1a months later, on may the 1st 2021. that deadline would define the year ahead. helmand is the largest province in afghanistan. it was the site of the most amount of fighting between the taliban, and american and british troops. it remains a taliban stronghold. elias daei was an award—winning reporterfor radio free europe, well known for his bravery. aged 1a when american troops arrived, he was 33 when he was killed. on the morning of his death, elias was travelling in the capital lashkargah when a bomb attached to his car exploded. elias lived with three generations of his family. the youngest, his two—year—old daughter. her name meant kindness. as part of the us—taliban deal, the taliban had committed to reducing violence. in the weeks leading up to his death, elias reported on a new taliban offensive in helmand. soon after, his house was searched and the day before he was killed, he sent a text to a colleague believing his life was in danger. elias is one of 12 journalists individually identified, targeted and killed since the us taliban deal of february 2020. journalists are the eyes and ears of people. they are the voice of people. ruling powers are always very uneasy and uncomfortable with this, particularly despotic regimes. like the taliban, for example, who didn't even allow tvs back in the days when they were ruling. so, silencing journalism is silencing the whole population. but elias would not be silenced. no—one has claimed responsibility for elias's killing. the taliban deny involvement. most targeted killings go unclaimed by any group. unknown armament is the phrase being used but my understanding is that there is a lot of indication that the taliban are party to these assassinations. there is also an indication that there are additional groups that are also a part of it. the authorities say they are working hard to capture those responsible. every saturday, government officials update the press on investigations. anisa shaheed is a famous tv journalist working for the popular to lonews channel. she witnesses violence on a daily basis. despite losing colleagues to targeted killings, anisa and her fellowjournalists continue to work. they are uncertain exactly who is behind the attacks. back in doha, the taliban and afghan government had started direct talks — one of the commitments in the us taliban deal. there is one priority for me as an afghan and that is really to see any effort through non—violent means that can end this current bloodshed and this current armed conflict. my personal view, not representing even my family because ijust don't want their life to be in danger. ijust have this problem even calling this process a peace process because it's not a peace process, it's just a political settlement between the strongmen. a peace process would mean healing, transitionaljustice and listening to the victims — and nothing like that is happening. farahnaz forotan was at the talks, reporting for itv, a news channel in kabul. she is well known as an activist in helmand and has a social media campaign called myredline. she travelled the country asking people what they could and could not accept in a peace deal — their red lines. at the talks in doha, farahnaz interviewed a member of the taliban, she was not wearing a veil and this attracted a lot of media attention. two months later, she got a call saying she was on a hit—list, her life was in danger. she's now living in the united states. like dozens of young professionals fearing they could be targeted, she left afghanistan but it was not an easy decision. at the start of the year, a new american president took office. preserve, protect and defend... ...the constitution of the united states. ...the constitution of the united states. so help you god. so help me god. congratulations mr president. the question on everyone's mind was with no political solution in sight, would the new president stick to the may one deadline to withdraw troops? meanwhile, in afghanistan, three television interpreters were killed in the capital jalalabad, the capital of nangarhar, which suffered the worst of the surge in targeted killings. within days of each other, three health workers, a doctor and a police officer were also killed. they were all women. nangarhar had already suffered the loss of malala maiwand, a well—known presenter at enikas tv. she was a role model for young women who wrote herfan mail. the attack on malala was claimed by the so—called islamic state. in her murder, afghanistan lost another person standing up for women's rights, and a family lost a loved one. the white house has now announced the withdrawal of troops will be delayed by six months to the symbolic date of september 11. the future of afghanistan now rests on the talks between the afghan government and the taliban. but with no settlement in sight and if targeted killings continue, the fear is that the next generation may be just too intimidated to aspire to become the journalists, human rights workers, and civil activists of tomorrow. hello. we've got much colder air spreading across all parts of the uk for tuesday, and it's a real turnaround of weather fortunes when you remember that, on saturday, new year's day, we had these kind of temperatures — 16 in kinlochewe in the highlands of scotland. the drop in temperature's profound and, across the board, we're looking at highs of 4 in the highlands at best for tuesday. the colder air has already arrived in scotland as these northerly winds have pushed in. that colder air will reach all parts of the uk through tuesday. i say all parts but, actually, just ahead of the cold front as we start off tuesday morning, it'll still be relatively mild across the far south of england and wales, 6—7 celsius, but otherwise cold with a frost. now, across northern scotland there will be some significant snow accumulations, with 2—5cm, more than that over the highest mountains, mind you, and some very strong winds, particularly affecting orkney, where we could see gusts of 70—80mph towards the middle part of the day. so the risk of some icy stretches here. showers will be driven down the irish sea coasts to affect northern parts of wales, north—west midlands, north—west england, and there will be some showers as well coming down north sea coastal areas. a cold wind. temperatures down across the board, 11—5 celsius pretty typically, and remember, we will be seeing some heavy accumulations of snow as well for northern scotland. now, for wednesday, we'll continue with those showers, but the winds tending to just be a little bit offshore around some of these north sea coasts. showers shouldn't be too frequent here, but we'll still have lots of showers coming down the irish sea coasts, so for parts of northern ireland, into the north—west of england and wales, the north—west midlands, there will be some showers around, and 1—2 could be on the wintry side. so there may be a little bit of sleet mixed in, something like that. now, for thursday, we get a weather front, or a set of weather fronts, moving into that cold air. there's going to be a little bit of snow around, but it's quite difficult to tie down exactly how much because, you can see, between these weather fronts, there is actually a zone of milder air, and to northern scotland, where we've got an occlusion, actually, that warmer air gets lifted away and so you've got a much better chance of seeing some snowfall here, but where those fronts meet is going to be really important for how much snow we get. i think there will be a bit of snow on the leading edge. i suspect the snow could last a while across eastern scotland, into parts of eastern england, to the east of the pennines, but later, as that milder air tends to move in, we'll see the snow confined to hills and increasingly at higher and higher elevations as well. nevertheless, there is a little bit of a risk of seeing some disruptive weather for a time, particularly over the pennines, the cumbrian fells and in the mountains of scotland as well. by friday, we're back into colder air. there'll be some wintry showers, so some rain, some sleet, maybe a bit of snow in some of the heavier showers, and it'll continue to feel a little on the chilly side although, actually, temperatures are much closer to normal than they have been over the last week or so. we're looking at highs of 7 in london, and about 6 for glasgow. now, beyond that, we'll take a look at the weekend weather prospects. we're going to see a succession of frontal systems moving across the uk, with mild air then colder then milder, so we are going to see something like a roller—coaster ride in terms of temperatures. it's often going to be quite windy and there'll be some rain at times. look at the temperatures in edinburgh — 8 celsius on saturday, down to 6 on sunday. it's going to be one of those kind of spells where it's going to be very changeable, and as i say, there will be some fairly strong winds around at times too. so the weather is going to be turning much, much colder for the next few days, potentially some disruptive snow for northern scotland to watch out for. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk, on pbs in the us and around the world. a legal document which prince andrew's lawyer believes could stop a civil case against him in the us has been made made public. the duke of york has consistently denied sexually assaulting virginia giuffre when she was 17. lawyers on both sides of the atlantic will be scrutinising the document to see what 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