will no longer ride horses, after videos of officers coralling haitian migrants towards a river were widely criticised. the us special envoy for haiti, daniel foote, has resigned in protest at the deportation of haitians. the main candidates to be german chancellor have clashed over the future direction of the eu during the final debate, ahead of sunday's election. the social democrats, said germany and france should work closely together to help create a stronger europe. curent chancellor angela merkel steps down after 16 years. the us secretary of state has acknowledged that it will take time and hard work to heal washington's relationship with france. it comes after friction between the two countries following a multi—lateral submarine deal between the us, britain and australia that didn't include france. now on bbc news, wejoin afghanistan's 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 her friend'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 commercialflights. 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.

good evening. it's been unusually warm september so far. we've got a few more warm days to come as we head towards the weekend and for many of us, today was a pretty warm affair. thursday was a warm day for many but not for all, 23 degrees the top temperature in the midlands and compare that with just ten in shetland. this lozenge of cold air locked in from the north but already clearing away and you can see the orange covers the flooding across the map meaning warm and at times humid weather in the air holding a lot of moisture which means a lot of cloud. low pressure to the north and low to the south and a westerly wind and the strong wind across the northern half of the uk and one that will deliver a lot of cloud across western scotland,

northern ireland and parts of northern england and wales in the cloud thick enough to give spots and spots and rain and mist and there but with some shelter from the westerly winds that cloud can break across eastern scotland give sunshine and warmth as well, 20 or 21 degrees and across parts of wales and england, some real warmth, especially in the sunny places, 23 or maybe 24 degrees. through friday night we will keep the warm and humid air in place and we will see a lot of cloud and spots of rain and drizzle and mist and hill fog and more persistent rain in the far north of scotland and a very mild starting saturday for most of us. as we have through saturday we can expect a lot of cloud in the forecast and dry weather as well. high pressure not too far away and the high building for the weekend and low pressure pushing in from the west, so as you see on saturday, a lot of dry weather but extensive cloud cover and some sunny spells, more across northern scotland and maybe in southern england and also the chance of seeing one or two showers.

the breeze will be strengthening across western areas but it is a southerly breeze by this stage so feeling quite warm, the high teens or low 20 celsius. the southerly breeze will strengthen as we move through saturday night and particularly into sunday is this frontal system squashes in from the west and the southerly wind really picking up but that wind will start to break the cloud up a bit more so we will see more sunshine on sunday, potentially one or two showers but as the front slides into northern ireland, some heavy rain late in the day. between 17 and 22 degrees but it does turn cooler during next week.

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