The European Parliament hosts Afghan women

The European Parliament says countries won't engage with the Taliban unless women's rights are ensured.

Also in this programme: The death of one of India's most famous and prolific singers: Lata Mangeshkar has died at the age of ninety-two. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi says he is anguished beyond words.

And how to make a drama out of a political crisis.

Paul Henley's guests today: Catherine Barnard, professor of EU law at Cambridge University -- and reporter and investigative journalist, Seyi Rhodes.

(Photo: A displaced Afghan woman holds her child as she waits with other women to receive aid supply outside an UNCHR distribution centre on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan October 28, 2021. Credit: Reuters/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo)