Hundreds of people still awaiting evacuation. And that is only inside the perimeter of Kabul Airport. On the day after twin attacks targeting the US-led evacuation operation, flights out resuming ahead of an August 31st deadline. The death toll from the blasts continues to rise. Thirteen military personnel killed, that is the United States' highest casualty toll since an attack in Mosul, Iraq in 2004.

France this Friday confirmed it is negotiating with the Taliban and in light of the Isis-K attack, the Pentagon has been speaking about the operational reality on the ground. France 24's been putting the spotlight on the voices of Afghan women and girls. France 24's Catherine Norris-Trent had to change names and blur faces when she interviewed professional women in the Afghan capital.

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