i have seen the attackers myself that night at the bataclan. when they were shooting at us, they shot at us twice. the first time, we were able to escape. the second time, no. joseph told me he was afraid of coming here today. fear is something he knows about. justice is the antidote he needs. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. afghanistan's former president, ashraf ghani, has apologised to the afghan people and issued a statement explaining why he fled his country when the taliban took over last month. in a twitter post, mr ghani said he left afghanistan to avoid further bloodshed in the streets. meanwhile, there are growing concerns about whether international aid will keep flowing into the country. the taliban has said that the international community should abide by its commitment to provide financial assistance to afghanistan. but many nations are hesitant to provide help