now on bbc news, wejoin afghanistan's so—called 9/11 generation as they say farewell to their afghanistan. this is the 9/11 generation. stop, stop, stop, stop, stop! they grew up in an afghanistan characterised by opportunities, freedom and success. but seemingly overnight, their role changed. and as kabul falls to

the taliban once again... ..they�*re facing an uncertain future... ..in which they may need to say farewell to the afghanistan they knew. a quiet day in a peaceful village in the heart of afghanistan. moments of calm for this young sufi dervish. fahima mirzaie is the first and only female whirling dancer in the country

here in the ancient city of bamyan. she is a whirling dervish and follower of the 13th—century persian scholar and sufi mystic known as rumi. to commemorate his birthday, fahima is arranging a tour of whirling dancers across afghanistan. it is the 6th of august, another normal day in kabul, but the taliban is advancing city to city. fahima's tour, scheduled for the end of september after the withdrawal of all international troops, is looking more difficult now. one of the key locations

she wants to get to is balkh, but it is already controlled by the taliban. it is believed rumi was born here 814 years ago. last year, fahima paid a tribute visit, but her team was attacked by local insurgents. they narrowly survived, and she finished her tribute here at the blue shrine. it is very brave to whirl like this here, particularly in this deeply religious society. fahima was born in 1995, a year before the taliban first took over control of afghanistan. herfamily fled, returning when she was ten.

then, afghanistan was a changing society and fahima was able to shape her future. but 2014 brought with it a new political and economic crisis, and they became refugees again. fahima stayed. it is the 7th of august, and the taliban's advance is gaining momentum. but for this young woman, it is a special day. it is shakil�*s birthday. everyone around this table was born within a year or two of the 9/11 attacks. afghanistan is a young country. 70% of the population are under 24. fatima sultani has come

to celebrate herfriend's birthday. fatima grew up in a deprived village before moving to kabul, where she found her way into sports, martial arts and mountaineering. last year, she became the youngest woman to summit the highest peak of afghanistan, noshaq in the hindu kush mountain range. fatima's close friend, zabih afzali, is also a mountaineer and a tour guide.

today is the 8th of august. there is a heavy trafficjam in kabul. the taliban has made significant advances overnight, and it is becoming increasingly tense. news headlines are about the fall of cities, retreating forces, targeted killings and people fleeing. over the past week, fighting has forced thousands of people to move to kabul, but those in kabul who can afford to are fleeing the country.

morteza herati is a well—known photojournalist from herat province. he has applied for a visa, and he's preparing to leave the country. he has seen the rise and fall of the taliban as a child and now he is experiencing flashbacks.

it has already been a few weeks since morteza and his family moved to kabul after the taliban attacked herat city. it wasn't an easy decision for them to leave their hometown. in their kabul hotel room, the families are still waiting for their visas. the long wait is making them nervous.

for morteza, it is a nightmare to see what his children are going through. on radio: bbc... in kabul, the central government is confident that the taliban won't be able to enter the capital. it is the 9th of august,

ten days before afghanistan's independence day, and kabul is preparing for a celebration. but the spread of violence overshadows almost everything, and it doesn't feel as festive here. i am visiting tour guide zabih afzali to see how he is getting on with his travel plans. zabih has dedicated his life to becoming a professional tour guide and a mountaineer.

zabih was born at the peak of the taliban's power in 1998. when his family fled the civil wars and returned in 2006, zabih hoped he too could pursue his goals. many like zabih believe that the 300,000 afghan forces, supported by the international community, won't let their hopes and freedoms be taken from them. but the current climate is not in his favour. he believes afghan leaders and the international community failed his generation.

0n the ground, things are changing fast. the taliban have reached the gates of kabul. but there is good news for photojournalist morteza herati. his family's visas have come through and they're on the way to the airport. they have managed to get onto one of the last commercial flights. they have no idea that, in the coming hours,

afghanistan will change forever. a few hours later, kabul falls. it is the 15th of august. this is the moment the taliban entered into the neighbourhood i was staying in. convoys of taliban filled the city. the police and army disappeared. the national flag was replaced. i haven't been able to reach zabih, fatima, fahima and their friends. it's the day after the collapse of kabul. all commercial flights are cancelled. foreign countries have announced urgent evacuations. and the only airport is now inundated by thousands of people desperate to leave.

the next day, the panic is mounting, and people are filmed climbing military aeroplanes to escape. so far, over 25 people have reportedly died. shouting, gunfire. zabih, fatima and fahima are trying to get onto one of those evacuation flights. zabih and fatima receive a call early in the morning to go to the airport. they rush to the military airport on the back of this truck. but getting past thousands of people proves impossible. seven days after the fall of kabul, zabih and fatima finally get on a flight.

but the situation at the kabul airport is getting out of control. whirling dervish fahima is still stuck in kabul. she's using all her contacts to help her get out of the country. she receives confirmation that her name is finally on a list with a group of artists to be evacuated. shejoins them outside kabul airport. the crowd is massive and the wait is long. they spend the night outside, but can't even get close to the gates of the airport.

fahima's friend is travelling with her. for a second night, they can't get into the airport so come back to a friend's house. fahima is now getting ready for another try today. farewells are being repeated, but it is getting harder. today, they manage to get to another entrance of the airport. they have been here since dawn, and the heat is making the wait unbearable.

the day is over. the frustration has returned. it is going to be another long day. back at the airport, the crowd has doubled. by the time fahima makes it to the gates, it is evening and the gates are closed. it is the 25th of august — the evacuation deadline after the 1st of august is fast approaching. little hope for those still stuck.

but fahima is not one to easily give up. she's trying one last time. but as she returns to the airport, there is alarming news. the threat is severe, but the clock is ticking. the us and britain warn their citizens to stay away from kabul airport over fears of a terrorist attack. it is the 26th of august. i haven't heard from fahima today. the sky over kabul is full of military aircrafts evacuating people. but then a massive

attackjolts the city. today at six, two explosions kill several people among the thousands gathered at kabul airport trying to flee afghanistan. one of the blasts is thought to be the result of a suicide bombing. the casualties include children. it happened right where fahima was waiting. at least 170 people have been killed and many more were wounded. ten days have passed since the collapse of kabul. evacuations have temporarily stopped. i don't know where fahima is. hours later, i get a reply from her number. she has arrived in france. but the events she has been

through over the past few days will stay with her forever. she feels numb as the attack in kabul took some of her close friends.

it has been two weeks since photojournalist morteza and his family arrived in marseilles, and today they are moving into a new flat. their children are very excited.

morteza and faiza have mixed feelings. faiza says she feels like she has left half of her heart in afghanistan. she sniffs, she cries. morteza first visited marseilles two years ago, and today he is taking his family out for a little tour. they understand that, from here on, they must start from scratch.

the mountaineer friends have reached poland — they have been self—isolating for 12 days.

he says, for a traveller, everywhere around the world is home, and that gives him strength for the future. in france, it is ten days since fahima arrived. first thing for her to do is to overcome her grief and she knows just how to do it. before afghanistan fell, she was planning to perform on wazir akbar khan hilltop, under the nationalflag. that will never happen — at least not while the taliban is in power.

today, she starts a new day thousands of miles away with many unfulfilled wishes, but a different perspective.

todayis today is the better day of the weekend, a lot of dry and sunny weather out there, feeling warm and muqqy' weather out there, feeling warm and muggy, particularly across parts of central, southern and eastern england. showers developing through the afternoon into this evening and some of these could be heavy and thundery. we have had this week weather front straddling country bringing cloud. but either side we have seen the best of the sunshine. there are those showers and thunderstorms, channelling northwards this evening, then the weather fronts begin to reinvigorate

so increasing amounts of rain through the night and it could turn out to be heavy but further east another dry, quite warm muggy night to calm, cool across northern scotland. part two of the week and looks more unsettled, we have these weather fronts bringing looks more unsettled, we have these weatherfronts bringing more cloud around and outbreaks of rain, some of which will be heavy and persistent in places to sunday morning, through central and northern areas and improvement in northern ireland, the rain becomes confined to the eastern side of the country, particularly eastern england, some of it could be heavy and thundery but behind that weather front it will brighten up, so a brighter day for wales than what we have had today but not quite as warm on sunday is what we will have this afternoon. as we head through sunday night that weather front hangs around on the eastern side of the country, it almost grinds to a horde, more cloud, a few more showers for the far east, cloud for the north and a fresh night comfort many of us away from the east coast. in the start of the new week, we

still have that weather front, slowly fading out, this other weather front pushing into the north—west of the country bringing increasing cloud, showers to the north of scotland, but the most away from the east and south—east of england it will be a fine day with sunshine around, quite warm in the south, 22 degrees, otherwise the high teens for most. eventually that and fizzles out across eastern england while across the north it fizzles out, tuesday looking good thanks to a ridge of high pressure but beyond tuesday we see these errors of low pressure sweep down. a fine day for many of us on tuesday, warm in the south, but after wednesday more unsettled, wet and windy, particularly across the north of the uk.

this is bbc news, the headlines at six: rising global gas prices: ministers insist there's no "cause for immediate concern" over the supply of gas after a meeting with industry leaders, as at least four energy companies are expected to go bust next week. we've already seen four supplier failures in recent weeks, partly as a consequence of that and partly as other features of the market. it's really difficult to tell whether there will be any more. that's one of the reasons that government is talking to industry this weekend. holiday firms say they expect a surge in bookings, after travel restrictions in england are relaxed. france is recalling its ambassadors to australia and the united states, in protest over a security deal,

which includes the uk.