No university for Afghan women: BBC News Review

’A crime against humanity’. That’s how a UN expert has described the Taliban’s ban on female education in Afghanistan. Neil and Sian talk about the language used in the headlines around this story. (Images: Getty/Wakil Kohsar, AFP/Atif Aryan, AFP/Mohsen Karimi, Andalou Agency/Bilal Guler, AFP/Fabrice Coffrini) Test your understanding in the quiz on our webpage: 👉 Key words and phrases: ✔️barred - prevented *Saul was barred from the shop because he stole a bar of chocolate. *We will bar anyone who abuses our staff. ✔️trickle back - gradually return *The children trickled back into the classroom after their lunch break. *The election results are trickling in but the full result won’t be known until the morning. ✔️playing with - not treating something seriously *He was disappointed that his boss was playing with his career. *I don’t like it when she plays with my feelings. Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 0:21 - Story 1:06 - Headline 1 2:26 - Headline 2 3:50 - Headline 3 5:05 - Language summary To download a transcript and audio, go here 👉 🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English 👉 Visit our website 👉 Follow us on Instagram 👉 Follow us on Twitter 👉 Find us on Facebook 👉 Join us on TikTok 👉 @bbclearningenglish Get our app: Android 👉 iPhone 👉 We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊 #learnenglish #bbclearningenglish #women #afghanistan