Live from cnn center, this is Cnn Newsroom with Robyn Curnow. Thanks for joining me this hour. So, we know that afghan women are defiant, despite growing signs that the taliban government is sidelining them. A group of activists protested outside what used to be the Womens Ministry on sunday of the the taliban closed that ministry, and replaced it with their ministry which is called the ministry for promotion of Virtue And Prevention of vice. The protests came after concerns were raised about girls being allowed to attend secondary school. Translator you cannot suppress The Voice of afghan women by keeping girls at home and restricting them, as well as by not allowing them to go to school. You cannot suppress The Voice of afghanistans women. Well, the taliban have claimed they will not rule as they did during the 90s but they have done little else to calm fears that women will be denied basic freedoms or be shut out of jobs and schools. On sunday, Afghanistans Ministry of education ord
It is about what we owe. The us Secretary Of State defends Americas Withdrawal from the country saying staying longer would not have improved anything. If 20 years and hundreds of billions of dollars of support, Equipment And Training did not suffice, why would another year . Another five, another ten . Texans prepare to face Storm Nicholas as 65 mile an hour winds and 20 inches of Rain Head for the states central coast. And a message in mandarin. How Emma Raducanu is connecting with a global army of fans and sponsors after her astonishing us open tennis triumph. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. Sometimes a truth that has long been recognised needs spellling out and figures from new bbc Global Research do just that. They show a significant increase in the number of days temperatures around the world are hitting 50 degrees. In other words the world is seeing far more extreme heat. Since the 1980s, the number has tripled. Back then there were eight days a ye
If 20 years and billions of dollars did not suffice, then why would another five, another ten . Texans prepare to face storm nicholas, as 65 mile an hour winds and 20 inches of Rain Head for the states central coast. And a message in mandarin how Emma Raducanu is connecting with a global army of fans and sponsors after her astonishing us open tennis triumph. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. It is another disturbing indicator of the speed of Climate Change. New bbc Global Research shows a significant increase in the number of days temperatures around the world are hitting 50 degrees thats 122 in fahrenheit. In other words, the world is seeing far more extreme heat. Since the 1980s, the number has tripled. Back then there were eight days a year on average. In the last Decade Weve seen 26 days a year. Temperatures of 50c happen most often in the middle East And Gulf regions, but they are now happening in more areas of the world than before. North africa has s
Thousands are holding out home stuck outside of the walls of Kabul Airport waiting with no Guarantee Theyll be able to be safely evacuated, in a new interview, he is defending his call to pull off troops from afghanistan. You dont think this could have been handled better in any way, no mistakes . No. I dont think it could have been handled in a way that were going to go back in Hindsight And Look and to think that there is a way to get out without chaosen chaosenuing, you dont know how that happens. Even if americans and our afghan allies are still trying to get out, theyre going to leave. Were going to do everything in our power to get all americans and our allies out. Does that means troops will stay beyond August 31st if necessary. If depends on where we are and whether we could ramp the numbers up to 5,000 to 7,000 a day coming out. If that is the case, theyll all be out. Because we have like 10 to 15,000 americans in the country right now, right . And are you committed to making
As western countries ramp up their evacuations from Kabul Airport, well have the latest on President Biden s remarks. Also on the programme. Who will help us . The people of haiti hit by a massive earthquake five days ago say theres still no assistance. Five from our studio in singapore, This is Bbc News. Alive. Its newsday. Its 7 in the morning in singapore, and 3. 30 in the morning in afghanistan, where the taliban is strengthening its grip on power, as pockets of unrest continue. In the eastern city of jalalabad, they violently put down an anti taliban demonstration, reportedly shooting dead a number of people. There have been more chaotic scenes outside the international airport In Kabul, as thousands of afghans try to flee the country. The nations ousted president has made his first public comments, saying his Security Team forced him to leave the country for the united arab emirates. Our Correspondent Secunder Kermani starts our coverage. Outside the airport, chaos continues. Th