Gunfire in this amount of darkness, there is a light still burning. Still we see individuals fighting this oppression through their own talent. Horns blare gunfire after 20 years of a deadly war, the taliban return to power for the second time. Rapidly introducing sweeping changes. Restricting life for women becomes a top priority. Chanting as the world watches on, two sisters in afghanistan, who we wont identify for their own safety, witness first hand the new Taliban Regime tightening its grip on the country. But the sisters have a plan. Chanting at a huge risk to their lives, the sisters started a movement on social media and called it the last torch. She sings a few days after the talibans takeover, wearing blue burqas, the sisters released a song which quickly went viral, even though no one knew who they were. She sings soon after, they posted their next song, Performing A Famous Poem by the late poet nadia anjuman. She protested the taliban when they first took power in 1996, in
The competition with the major authoritarian powers, the transnational threats from climate change, drugs, and cyber crime, and the regional conflicts in ukraine and gaza that could yet cascade into something much bigger and far more dangerous. All three challenges are affected by trends in new and emerging technologies, environmental changes, and economic strain that are stoking instability and making it that much more challenging for us to forecast developments and their implications. These dynamics are put in unprecedented burdens on the institutions and relationships that the United States relies on to manage such challenges, and perhaps more than ever, frankly, highlight the need for sustained us leadership to uphold the rules based order. Lets speak to Lieutenant General mark schwartz, former United States security coordinator of the israel palestinian authority. Thank you for being on the programme. What did you Hearfrom Avril Haynes to date that concerns you . Avril haynes to d
Now on bbc news. The last torch singing for afghanistan since Retaking Power in 2021, the taliban have imposed severe restrictions on everyday life in afghanistan. Limiting freedoms for women and banning non religious music. And the consequences for those who dare to defy them are dire. But women are fighting back. Using the power of their voice to resist a regime which the un says could be committing gender apartheid. Gunfire. In this amount of darkness, there is a light still burning. Still we see individuals fighting this oppression through their own talent. Horns blare. Gunfire. After 20 years of a deadly war, the taliban return to power for the second time. Rapidly introducing sweeping changes. Restricting life for women becomes a top priority. Chanting. As the world watches on, two sisters in afghanistan, who we wont identify for their own safety, witness first hand the new Taliban Regime tightening its grip on the country. But the sisters have a plan. Chanting. At a huge risk to
Who dare to defy them are dire. But women are fighting back. Using the power of their voice to resist a regime which the un says could be committing gender apartheid. Gunfire in this amount of darkness, there is i a light still burning. Still we see individuals fighting this oppression through their own talent. Horns blare gunfire after 20 years of a deadly war, the taliban return to power for the second time. Rapidly introducing sweeping changes. Restricting life for women becomes a top priority. Chanting as the world watches on, two sisters in afghanistan, who we wont identify for their own safety, witness first hand the new Taliban Regime tightening its grip on the country. But the sisters have a plan. Chanting at a huge risk to their lives, the sisters started a movement on social media and called it the last torch. She sings a few days after the talibans takeover, wearing blue burqas, the sisters released a song which quickly went viral, even though no one knew who they were. She
Good to be with you. Im katy tur. This morning when nikki haley announced she was dropping ouch the race, a huge swath of voters got thrown back into play. They followed four distinct buckets, the ones who will never vote for donald trump, the ones who grudgingly will vote for donald trump, the ones who are willing to switch over to joe biden and the ones who will throw up their hands and stay home. It is that third category, the ones willing to switch that both sides will now try to win over. What are their issues and what will the candidates do to get them . Joining us now from charleston, south carolina, nbc news correspondent ali vitali, and in west palm beach, florida, covering the Trump Campaign, nbc news correspondent, garrett haake. So ali, you have been talking about the haley voters, what they like, what they dont like. What theyre looking for, this is from voters in utah, gathered yesterday. Thats a really good question. Its probably going to be biden just because its been f