khalida popal speaking to me earlier.k's paralympics in tokyo. they were due to be represented by two taekwondo players, with zakia khudadadi set to become the first afghan woman to take part in the paralympics. because of the chaos at kabul airport, they are unable to travel. the shift omission has been speaking to laura scott. u nfortu nately, unfortunately, i have not been in contact with them because the power cuts in couple, lack of a connection... —— in kabul. whati can imagine, it is devastating for both of them, because they were training in the back garden, at the local clubs to prepare for this. they really exciting. it local clubs to prepare for this. they really exciting.— local clubs to prepare for this. they really exciting. it was so soon she was going _ they really exciting. it was so soon she was going to — they really exciting. it was so soon she was going to become - they really exciting. it was so soon she was going to become female i she was going to become female paralympian to represent pa ralympian

khalida popal, who fled to denmark ten years ago, also helped found the afghan women's football leaguem the players from afghanistan, i am crying and saying that we are abandoned, and we are just stuck at home where we are not able to get out, and we are too afraid of other things... the dream'sjust gone. it'sjust afraid of other things... the dream's just gone. it's just like a nightmare. ijust kept writing them and saying, please take on your photos from social media, please close down your social media, to have some sort of safety, because your identity, they will not find you. i have taken on the national team account, the twitter account post we've taken down all the accounts, just to make sure that they are protected and the information is not out any more, and that's what we have been doing the past two days, and this is very sad, because what we are... we did everything possible to be there, and now we are going against what we said. you will be able to hear more from her in sportsday at 6:30pm with olly foster. that is all for me. thank you, john. earlier, my colleague shaun l

khalida popal, who fled to denmark ten years ago, also helped found the afghan women's football league women's purporting. say. the former captain of the - afghanistan women's purporting. you can hear more from her in sportsday on bbc news at 6:30pm. that is all from me for now. i will have another update in around an hour's time. when the taliban, or "students" in pashto, came to power they vowed to restore peace and security to the country. but they were accused of brutally enforcing sharia law, with public executions for those convicted of murder and amputation for those found guilty of theft. chris morris has been looking back at their history. the taliban first emerged as a movement during the civil war in afghanistan in the early 1990s, many of their leaders coming from religious schools across the border in pakistan. they promised to fight corruption and practised a hard line version of sharia or islamic law. they took power in kabul in 1996, and soon controlled most of the country. television, music and cinema were banned, teenaged girls were prevented from going to school, and