On the third day, however, they managed to get on a flight organised by Qatar's government, flying to Doha alongside seven other team members, all without their families.Д«ut even as they begin their new lives in Doha, the pair both say their minds drift back to those still in Afghanistan. 'We were in the streets and so many children were crying. There were thousands of people trying,' Ayda says of her harrowing escape from Afghanistan. We were trying to go to the airport for three days. 'We tried to get a visa out, but couldn't. Members of the famed all-girls Afghan robotics team who faced an agonising wait before managing to escape Kabul have spoken to the BBC about their ordeal - and why they fear for the future for Afghan women.ДЇor 17-year-old Ayda and 18-year-old Somaya, the chaotic scenes of Kabul's fall to the Taliban will forever be etched into their memory. Qatar Foundation Copyright: Qatar Foundation The team became a symbol for the progress of Afghan women (File image) Image caption: The team became a symbol for the progress of Afghan women (File image)

World Bank halts aid after Taliban takeover.

Afghanistan's economy in crisis after Taliban take-over.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organization warned this week that more than 2,000 health facilities in Afghanistan were now at risk of closing because funding was halted, meaning millions of vulnerable Afghans could lose access to essential healthcare. Now, aid organisations are looking for ways to help the Afghan people without strengthening the Taliban's new administration.ДЄfghanistan has been cut off from the international financial system and foreign aid since August, with more than $9bn (ВЈ6.5bn) in the Afghanistan central bankвЂ™s assets frozen in the West.

It says that even before the Taliban takeover, half of the countryвЂ™s roughly 40 million people already needed humanitarian assistance, according to the UN. Mr Shinwari called on 'Cricket Australia and the whole cricketing world to keep the door open for us'.ДЄ Taliban official earlier told Australia's SBS news that sport was 'not necessary' and 'in cricket, they might face a situation where their face and body will not be covered'.ДЄid workers are warning that almost the entire population of Afghanistan could slide into poverty within the next few months, reports the Wall Street Journal. Mr Shinwari issued a statement saying that 'cricket diplomacy' was preferable to a 'knee-jerk' reaction.ДЄnd he suggested that Taliban comments on the participation of women in cricket were not substantially different from the 'cultural and religious environment' under the previous Ghani and Karzai governments.

Taliban officials have suggested they could ban women playing sport.Д¬ricket Australia said it would have to cancel a men's test against Afghanistan in Hobart on 27 November if women were banned. Getty Images Copyright: Getty Images Women playing cricket in Herat in 2015 Image caption: Women playing cricket in Herat in 2015ДЄfghanistan Cricket Board chief Hamid Shinwari has pleaded with Australia not to cancel an upcoming match in Hobart over the Taliban's attitude to women in sport. There needed to be a better exit strategy.' I agree we couldn't be there forever, but we made a promise to keep our partners safe and that we wouldn't turn our backs on them, and that's exactly what we've done.'Д¬hris adds: 'I do think the way we pulled out, the way we left it, was completely wrong. 'I don't think our mission would have succeeded without our Afghan partners. '9/11 played a role, but not in a way of revenge. I had the ability to be part of an organisation that could defend and prevent these atrocities for all Americans. 'When she finally made it home, I - as an 11-year-old boy at the time - had to tell her that she had burn marks and blood spots on the back of her legs. She literally saw them coming down and described people jumping out of the windows,' says Chris. As soon as she exited the subway, she was told to start running as the buildings were coming down. 'My mother was heading to work on a normal 11 September day. This is the story of Chris Cruz, who explains in an interview to BBC's OS programme why he decided to join the US army. The BBC is covering the 20th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 attacks in the US, which led to the 20-year conflict in Afghanistan. EPA Copyright: EPA A US flag is seen posted in the rubble of the World Trade Center in New York, two days after the attack there Image caption: A US flag is seen posted in the rubble of the World Trade Center in New York, two days after the attack there

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