france24. com. >> here are our headlines. day after a deadly explosion at kabul airport that killed 92 people. the united states is racing to complete evacuations by its august 31 deadline. and what future for afghan women in the two decades since the taliban last ruled. more than a fifth of the workforce. "france 24's" exclusive report in cab you'll. in nigeria, two separate groups of students have been released from captivity. they had been kidnapped for ran some and reunited with their

families. and manchester united announced they are re-signing ronaldo. more on that coming up later on in this after hour with our sports editor. ♪, snoand ♪ >> i'm with you for the next to hours. the cab you'll airport attack and 92 lives claimed. the group's afghan affiliate isis is pitching itself against the taliban. and first casualties and deadliest for american troops in

a decade and president biden is under pressure for his handling of the troop withdrawal. we are in cab you'll for "france 24" -- cash you will for "france 24". >> this hotel where we stay which is controlled by the taliban forces and has been been like this by taliban fighters and standing guard at some places on the roof of this hotel so we can expect that we can hear lots of gunshots, exchange of fire while talking to you. the taliban is on the roof while i'm talking. we can't see them. so back to kilometers from where i'm standing.

the airport is still the center of all the tensions and despite this huge blast and the death total which is quite huge. we are talking now here in kabul and more than 150 casualties. some province of afghanistan are being in this very place at the gate where the explosions occurred last night. and they are still here just by despair or hope, which is very minimal at this stage to get access to the airport and get a plane out of the country. what we know is this rotation, this evacuation is still going on. we can hear a plane that is taking off and leaving out of the mountains surrounding kabul but leaving the last day, last

24, 48 hours. americans' army that we have them on the ground inside the military tarmac of the airport of kabul and more than 5,000 afghan refugees. they will be flown away. and then the next step will be the american soldiers and the marines who will be flown away and there won't be any american forces by tuesday evening. this is where we stand. the last night aer the blast, was a long night of explosions, fighting, gunshots, exchange of fire and two nights what is looking like a long night for the people in kabul. >> there are specific and

credible threats. john kirby denied reports there was a second explosion and said one suicide bomber was responsible. let's take a listen to him. >> do not believe there was a second explosion at or near the hotel, that it was one suicide bomber. we are not sure how that report was provided, but we do know that in the confusion of very dynamic events like this can cause information to bemis reported. >> throughout our programming today, "france 24" has been putting the spotlight on women in afghanistan. we went to meet one woman who fears for the future and safety of women under the taliban rule. let's take a look. >> we are driving through the

outskirts to meet up with a women's rights' activist and she is scared to step outside and left her usual home for another location. today, she wants to speak out. an educated young entrepreneur and campaigned for women's literacy and improve the life of street children. she has been out to buy food once. how are you feeling since the taliban took control of kabul? [speaking foreign language] >> some family members join the conversation including her 21-year-old cousin, too young to remember the last time that taliban was in power but knows

the violence all too well. >> they do attacks and 2020 when they attacked my classmate was here and on that day, incidentally i didn't go to university. if i were here -- i also would lose my life. >> she tells us she has no future. >> and first day, i couldn't breathe. [crying] >> i had so good pay, money, to help my family and now i

haven't. >> what do you think when you hear this coming from your daughter? [speaking foreign language] >> there are markedly fewer women on the streets of kabul. and more are burkas. those stories are many in afghanistan, young women who are afraid for their future and are in mourning. taliban patrol and everywhere around the city is an imposing

presence. the taliban is along the kabul's green zone and we approached them to ask their views. some women work in government. can go out to work? >> it's like this, you can see it for yourself. they can go to school, but according to showria, islamic clothing and dress according to shria law. >> they are awaiting guidance. the future for afghan women is far from secure. >> for more on the issue of what are going on with women. and you are a senior consultant at public affairs in toronto.

you are an afghan woman. i'm not sure if you could see the pits that we were playing in that report but perhaps you could hear the deep despair in on of the women's voices. and she feels everything is gone and worthless and rage and anger. tell us how you see the situation for women in afghanistan now with the return of the taliban. >> what i heard fm the person you interviewed is what i have been hearing from my friends and relatives, all these girls right now they are i hiding. they are destroying any evidence that they work or went to school because they are afraid if taliban, that the will be found

out and prosecuted because of that. it touches my heart and same thing i am hearing from my own family members, young girls who are saying they worked so hard for years and years to get an yeation and -- education and get a job and they are feeling hopeless. >> many women are trying to leave the country. is there any hope for the younger generation in afghantan to build a future there or are you expecting that many will want to leave? >> i hear from every single person from those who have been in afghanistan for generations and from families who were even there last time around the taliban took over, this time around, they just want to leave,

because i don't know if your audience knows, the averaging age in afghanistan is 25. it is a very young country. majority of them haven't lived under the taliban rule. they had certain freedoms to get educated, to dress the way they want, to be fashionable, play music and if they don't have access to that, they want to leave. >> we are going to see a massive flight, exodus of refugees. you fle afghanian with your family some years back. tell usbout your story as an afghan refugee and what should be done -- very broad question" for this refugee problem that is certainly going to worsen. >> my parents left afghanistan before the rise of taliban last

time around and i was actually born and raised in iran as an afghan refugee and living as a receive few in another country, in iran, i couldn't go to school as an afghan girl, but finally we were able to move to canada. but that's going to be -- if people are lucky to get out of afghanistan right now and go to these foreign countries, they are going to face a lot of discrimination the same way that my family and i had faced and unfortunately, it's going to be very tough for them. and i think the best thing we can do is focus on humanitarian efforts and -- the for the western countries to allow and take as many afghan refugees as

possible, because these are educated young people who just want a better life and want an education and want to work and want to have a good life and good family. that's all they want. they want to be able to dress how they want and want to be able to send their girlso school. >> unfortunately, we have to leave ithere. thank you so much for your reaction and your thoughts on your situationnd women in general and the refugee problem in afghanistan. thank you for that. let's talk about the economic situation of women in afghanistan. our business desk. yuka. a lot had changed in the past 20 years and this has been thrown into total uncertainty? >> the taliban have repeatedly saying that women will continue working but that is hardly -- they keep saying, but, under

shria law. last time they were in power back in the 1990's and that remains one of the least agenda irpoor. women's participation has increased since twine from 15% to 22%. but that is still near the bottom of global ranking and less than half the world's averaging of 47%. the public sector opened up to female voters and the police force and the army something that the civilian government has been key to showcase. in the private sector, they were relegated to -- 20% of women were contributing to the household income. according to u.n. women, the

percentage of female workers is 4%. >> why such a low figure? >> the economic growth largely is driven by foreign aid and the private sector was an obvious choice but it has remained conservative in rural areas. quart of afghans think that women should stay home including safety and the general perception that they should focus on looking after the family. it is very difficult for a woman to be financially independent. 7% of afghan women own a bank account compared to 22% of adult men. access to education is and there was a ban of schooling for girls over the age of eight. 40% of afghan men that girls should have the same educational

opportunities as boys. women have contributed to afghanistan's development over the years. one of the first female mayors in the country recently fled to germany believes that the taliban cannot fill the nation without women. >> if they are not -- women were the biggest part in afghanistan. i'm not sure they can build the same as it was -- [indiscernible] >> she had to flee to germany. she fleed in recent days. >> a foreign minister who is

doing deliveries on a bike in germany and devastating time for women. 15 students abducted from their school in nigeria. second group of students freed by kidnappers in the last 24 hours. 90 young children who had been held captive by gunmen were freed in the western niger state. we have more. >> these children are finally free after nearly three months of being held captive. it is a luge relief for them and their families and being federal before -- fed going home. they invadedn may 30, opening fire and killing one person and kidnapped 136 people from islamic school and demanded a ranome. six of the students died in captivity and 15 escaped in

june. it is unclear how the remaining children were freed. back in august, a person secured the students' relief and held captive before being let go. more students have been abducted from schools since december. the nigerian government has been criticized to tackle the security crisis. >> we might think of cavemen as a historical phenomenon. in spain, it is a lifestyle. cave houses date back and now in high demand because of their environmental and economical benefits. we have thisepor. >> this is a village practically

underground with 6,000 inhabited caves, this is the largest and this gentleman has owned one. >> the cave belonged to my parents and migrate-grandparents. i have documents which show this cave is 150ears old. >> each generation added its improvements to the home. >> growing up the cave didn't have any like that. >> and carmen's children are attached to the place. >> my daughters work far away but saying mom, we want to keep the cave and come back to the village. >> i wouldn't swap my cave. >> outside, the heat is

overwhelming, more than 40 degrees in the summer. >> come in. it is much too hot inside. >> inside the temperature is 20 degrees lower. the deeper the mountain, the cooler. >> here it's as if you have two air conditioning units on. it's really cool. >> there is no need for air conditioning in the summer or heating in the winter. the result, utility bills are low. and that is an advantage and she used to live in a normal home. >> i paid as much as 100 euros in the past for like that. for three months, it is about 40. >> the family can dig into the clay. >> you can make the seating higher and make the moldings arabic or roman style.

>> that is why it is possible but for extensions and better to call the professionals. the crafts people who shape the stone are called -- >> we are putting the final touches to everything. >> jose started his company 30 years ago. >> these are small cup boards. that's for the headboard. >> he is an architect and the ceiling is key. >> carved out of the clay and much better than a slab of concrete. >> this form of building is particularly environmental. >> we don't use chemical products. we don't build anything. we just use the mountain. we are using the land. the other advantage is that the

cave isolates of rays whatever description. mobile phones or even from the sun. >> this type of home was designed long before the arrival of mobile phones. these were created in the 11th century. >> there are all building methods for the iberian peninsula. and largest concentration of these houses. >> he came to spain to fight and for the trees-like caves was a base where they rebelled. >> there was a stone that could be rolled back to close the entrance. >> living here was stigma advertised. the most in these caves.o lived

it was cheap. but today, we are seeing a new fondness for these caves. >> and it has been noticed. >> we are looking for a cave house. >> se. >> yes. exactly. >> wit demand soaring, the prices are -- >> 85,000 euros. the cave is always a good investment. [speakg foreign language] >> the tourist industry is cashing in on the rage. foreign tourists like this couple are delighted to stay in a very noble hotel. [speaking foreign language]

>> this hotel owner has expanded his business over the last 20 years from six to 19 cave buildings and the area's popularity continues. this area won unesco protection. >> time for the latest sports news. simon, after lots of speculation about what happened to ronaldo, he is going back to manchester and emotional return. >> three words, absolute meltdown and you can understand why. ronaldo many believe he is the greatest football player of all. but is 12 years after he left for a world record and he is back with manchester united. in a deal that took everyone by

surprise because everything snowballed and he was destined to go to manchester city and there are big rumors and then the rumor goes that former manchester united players and managers said -- >> where is your heart? >> exactly. and he used that decision and in the end the deal got done quickly and put pen to paper. we expect he will be on a massive wage, but he will play where hecored 118 goals in 292 appearances and won more than four major trophies. and the last champion's league for manchester united and there is a question for the red devils to get a trophy and time is

running out for the norwegian manager. 2013 is the last title. but certainly a lot of questions and a lot of excitement. where is he going to play? what is the will you please and the structure and a player who has won everything. it's just excitement ahead. >> ronaldo back after 12 years. quick break for the weather now and back with more news after that. >> french history has been marked by bloody revolutions but we think about the big one fm 1789 and inspired other countries around the world. but there have been modern uprisings that have given the french a reputation.

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08/27/21 08/27/21 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! >> i had gone there in the northeast of the airport, there was very strong and powerful suicide attack in the middle of the people. many were killed, including americans. many killed and many injury. amy: at least 95 afghans and 13 u.s. troops have been killed after a pair of suicide bombings in kabul near the international airport as thousands o