the ambitious us politician, who seemingly lied his way into congress. a very warm welcome to bbc news, and we start this hour with a special report from ukraine. from the southern port of kherson, which is under increased bombardment from russian forces, and where, today, the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places being shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea and, because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month, in a significant gain for ukrainian troops, but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. 0ur correspondent yogita limaye has spent the last four days in kherson, with colleagues imogen anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matveichuk, and they sent this special report. i should warn you, it contains some distressing images. kherson is being pounded. this is where one of more than a0 mortars fell in a single day. a cit
for humanitarian aid groups. and who is george santos? we ll tell you about the ambitious us politician who seemingly lied his way into congress. we start this hour with a special report from ukraine from the southern port of kherson, which is under increased bombardment from russian forces, and where today the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places being shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea, and because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month in a significant gain for ukrainian troops, but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. our correspondent yogita limaye has spent the last four days in kherson with colleagues imogen anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matveichuk, and they sent this special report. i should warn you it contains some distressing images. kherson is being pounded. this is where one of more than a0 m
international community. mariam atash is an afghan american attorney and women s rights activist, and a member of the us afghan women s council. she joins us now live from washington, dc. rank you very much for your time. given the international outrage, can these bands ensure, do you think? it is very sad ensure, do you think? it is very sad for ensure, do you think? it is very sad for me ensure, do you think? it is very sad for me to be - very sad for me to be on this programme began speaking about this issue. it has only gotten worse since the taliban takeover last august, it started with some policies and there has been an encroachment, a slow taking away of afghan women s rights, slowly, by first segregating them in university than preventing girls from grade six from
the statement says the restrictions imposed on female aid workers contradict commitments made by the taliban to the afghan people, as well as the expectations of the international community. mariam atash is an afghan american attorney and women s rights activist, and a member of the us afghan women s council. i asked her if these bans can endure given the international outrage. it is very sad for me to be on this programme began speaking about this issue. it has only gotten worse since the taliban takeover last august. it started with some policies and there has been an encroachment, a slow taking away of afghan women s rights, by first segregating them in university, then preventing girls from grade six from attending school under the guise that these
coming up in the bbc news channel, british number one emma raducanu crashes out of the first round of the sydney international, a week before the australian open, in her first match since recovering from coronavirus. the start of a harsh winter is accelerating afghanistan s humanitarian crisis. international sanctions have crippled the economy since the taliban takeover last august. the collapse of the previous afghan government, and the withdrawal of western support, has led to soaring unemployment, with many unable to feed their families or heat their homes. a million children are thought to be at risk from severe malnourishment, with the united nations issuing an urgent call for aid. quentin sommerville sent us this report. victorious, the taliban now guard food queues. more than half the country is in need. these wheelbarrows are full of the very basics salt, rice, peanuts,