Now playing Next Afghanistan UNICEF 'cautiously optimistic' over preserving Afghan education gains It comes amid concern the swift Taliban takeover of the country will reverse progress made over the last two decades. 17/08/2021
Now playing Next Germany Criticism as German plane leaves Kabul with just seven people on board Just seven people were on board the A-400M aircraft -- which could take up to 150 people -- as it left Kabul on Monday night. 17/08/2021
Now playing Next World News Euroviews. VDL must act now to rescue Afghans working with EU missions | View "At this very moment, the Taliban are walking from door to door in Kabul. The local personnel of the EU missions are in imminent danger in these hours." 17/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Afghans eligible for evacuation say getting to airport is 'too risky' An Afghan national eligible to go to Holland said foreign missions need to make alternative arrangements as it's impossible to get to Kabul Airport and the US is not allowing flights to land. 17/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Taliban will 'respect women's rights within Islamic law' At their first news conference in Kabul since taking power, the Taliban sought to give assurances on women's rights, the safety of Afghan workers, and media freedom. 17/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Afghanistan: Macron demands 'robust' EU plan against illegal migration Macron warned in a televised address on Monday that "the destabilisation of Afghanistan also risks leading to irregular migratory flows towards Europe". 17/08/2021
Now playing Next USA Joe Biden: Decision to leave Afghanistan 'the right one for America' In a defiant address the US President defended the US troops pullout despite the Taliban's takeover, saying that keeping a US presence in Afghanistan was no longer a US national security interest. 16/08/2021
Now playing Next World News Europe's capitals scramble to evacuate nationals from Kabul airport From Madrid to The Hague, via Paris, Bucharest, London... European governments have been trying to rescue their nationals from Kabul, and where possible help Afghans who worked for them. 16/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Afghanistan in context: What's the background to today's crisis? A look at Afghanistan's tumultuous history. 16/08/2021
Now playing Next The Cube Fact check: French ambassador did not leave Afghan capital Kabul Misleading rumours falsely suggested that France's Ambassador to Afghanistan had left Kabul, but he had instead moved the embassy's operations to the airport. 16/08/2021
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Will the Afghanistan crisis spark a refugee influx to Europe? The question comes as the Taliban completed a rapid takeover of the country. 16/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan ‘I cry with my heart’: Women journalists fear for future under Taliban "We lost everything we achieved in these 20 years in a blink of an eye," a female journalist in Kabul told Euronews. 16/08/2021
Now playing Next USA US responds to criticism of Afghanistan withdrawal Critics of Joe Biden say his decision to withdraw has undone two decades of work in the country and jeopardised the safety of the Afghan people. 16/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Afghanistan: Who are the leaders of the Taliban? Little is known about the leadership of the militant group but here's a look at the four men at the top. 16/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan 'I stand squarely behind' US troops pullout of Afghanistan, says Biden The US President speaks out following Monday's scenes of panic at Kabul airport as thousands of desperate Afghans tried to secure a place on a flight out of the country. 16/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan EU, US and UK call for 'safe passage' out of Afghanistan The call from the more than 70 countries came hours after Talian insurgents stormed capital Kabul. 16/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Killing of Afghan comic by Taliban raises fears of reprisals The killing of an Afghan comic by Taliban militants this week has raised fears of revenge killings, as the Taliban take control of the country. 15/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Afghan president flees as Taliban await 'peaceful transfer' of power Afghanistan's president Ashraf Ghani has fled the country, as Taliban fighters entered Kabul on Sunday and sought the unconditional surrender of the central government. 15/08/2021
Now playing Next No Comment Life in Herat city restarts under Taliban rule A Taliban fighter said offices would reopen and work would return to "normal" in Afghanistan's second largest city of Herat after it was captured by the insurgents. Passengers headed to Kabul's Airport seeking to leave Afghanistan in the face of the lightning Taliban offensive. 14/08/2021
Now playing Next No Comment Heavy military in Kabul, Afghans try to leave capital Police tightened security in Kabul as the lightning Taliban offensive continued to close on Afghanistan's capital. 14/08/2021