Meet the Kohistani family from Kabul.

They are getting used to a new life in Spain two days after they escaped Afghanistan.

The family managed to get on a Spanish military flight out of Kabul just a day before a suicide bomb attack at the airport that killed 170 people.

They have been housed temporarily in the Spanish city of Logroño, a three-hour drive from Madrid.

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Fears For The Future

Fighting back the tears family matriarch Noorzia Kohistani said she feared for her country, 

"I feel really sorry for the Afghan people. The suicide bombing attack at the airport killed around 100 people, women, children and young people. I am truly mortified for the people."

Previously Noorzia Kohistani was a government spokesperson for women's rights in Afghanistan, making her a potential target.  

Now she's left the country, her thoughts are understandably with the women left behind and what rights they will have in the future.

"I am very worried about the women in Afghanistan. My family is safe here but that doesn't mean that I have forgotten about the women over there, because they are now in a desperate situation and this is my main concern. Those women will never have a future with this regime because we have had a horrific experience with them in the past." she told CGTN Europe.

What next?

In total, Spain evacuated nearly 2000 Afghan employees who worked in the Spanish embassy and for various other international agencies including the UN and NATO. 

Many have been settled in towns like Logroño. However, for Noorzia Kohistani and her family, they will have to leave their current accommodation after one year and after that their future is very uncertain.

"Firstly, my hope is that Afghanistan returns to peace, and the second is we want to be reunited with the rest of my family. That is my sons, grandchildren and daughters who are now living in England. And in my life, I will never give up my duty to work for Women's Rights." she tells us.

So an unknown future awaits the Kohistani family but at least it is one they will face together.