A repeat offender. Welcome. Its good to have you with us. Talks between the United States and the taliban over a possible feasted in afghanistan ended last week in doha. It was the 7th round of talks between the 2 sides u. S. Special representatives. Called them the most productive session to date but what they mean for womens rights in the country remains unclear in fact just days after those talks a Radio Station in the Central Province of cousin e had to shut down after receiving threats from the taliban which object to 2 women working there the incident highlights the daily struggles afghan women face as they seek to make their place in a primarily Patriarchal Society but one woman politician in the north of the country is reading of redefining gender roles. He is the governor of chalk district in the troubled north of afghanistan and shes one of only a few female district chiefs in the country but that doesnt faze her the taliban poses a constant threat here but misery says that d
the us and south korea have carried outjoint military exercises over the waters around the korean peninsula. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. taliban rule was re established in afghanistan almost a year ago. for afghans, it s meant the return of repressive religious authoritarianism and new levels of economic impoverishment. the mullahs seem ready to absorb indefinite isolation to reimpose their orthodoxy. but is that a sustainable strategy? my guest is fawzia koofi, former deputy speaker of the afghan parliament, now a democracy activist in exile. is there any glimmer of light in afghanistan s darkness? fawzia koofi, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. it s good to be with you. well, it s great to have you in this studio. i m sure you wish you were speaking to me from kabul, from afghanistan, but you have been in exile since the taliban returned to power. how difficult for you is that separation from your country? extremely difficult. i ne
to absorb indefinite isolation to re impose their orthodoxy. but is that a sustainable strategy? my guest is fawzia koofi, former deputy speaker of the afghan parliament, now a democracy activist in exile. is there any glimmer of light in afghanistan s darkness? fawzia koofi, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. it s good to be with you. well, it s great to have you in this studio. i m sure you wish you were speaking to me from kabul, from afghanistan, but you have been in exile since the taliban returned to power. how difficult for you is that separation from your country? extremely difficult. i never actually wished, i never hoped, to leave the country that gave me the identity, a country that i did not only invest my time, but i invested my blood to make it a better country for everyone. it has been a very difficult decision for me to leave afghanistan. i actually was in kabulfor a few weeks after the taliban takeover with the hope that things will get to a situation where we c
We begin in belarus, which has seen the seventh straight day of protests against president alexander lukashenko, since he claimed victory in a disputed election last weekend. Demonstrations have continued to grow despite accounts of Police Brutality including torture from protesters whove been detained over the past week. Us secretary of state mike pompeo, on a visit to poland, said washington and its eu partners are closely following developments. And the eu has already acted taking the first steps on friday towards imposing sanctions on senior officials in the belarus government. Meanwhile president lukashenko says hes worried about nato military exercises being carried out in poland and lithuania saying theres been a military build up. And after speaking with his ally president putin, Mr Lukashenko said russia would provide comprehensive assistance in the event of an external military threat. Well, saturdays protests in the capital minsk were focused around the spot where a young ar
Youre going to have. Some astronaut p. Took part in the greatest adventure in history. Lauren strong was his destiny starts july 20th on w. This is the w. s a show coming up on the program weve been in afghanistan. Mistrust peace for the father bomb sent them back to eat off impression of women who are prepared to fight for their rights also on the program philippines president broaddrick going to tap a signs a new rule penalizing Sexual Harassment well find out why womens Rights Campaign those accused the president of being a repeat offender. So
im british welcome. Its good to have you with us. Talks between the United States and the taliban over a possible feasted in afghanistan ended last week in doha. It was the 7th round of talks between the 2 sides u. S. Special representatives. Called them the most productive session to do it but what they mean for Womens Rights in the country remains unclear in fact just days after those talks a Radio Station in the Central Province of because