ready in afghan, a stand is over to 20 years, leaving behind quite a man. the off the scenes of gridlock. hughes and deadly crushes to leave and off the new team arrives in cobbled 10 days after the taliban took over. i'll senior corresponding will tell us live shortly about the reality of life in afghanistan. the meantime, the clock's ticking for evacuations from the capital, the taliban blocks any deadline extension and put the brakes on the citizens fleeing abroad. the mayor of cobbled tells us about the situation in the city. the departure of many people from our understanding this has created some sort of things id among the rest of the population. this is very good opportunity for some people. they would like to take this opportunity to go elsewhere,

was the thought of patriotism, or fear of full tune slipping away us weapons. contracts has called for a continuation of the mission in afghanistan, but has american mainstream media forgotten like just be a conflict of interest. ah, hello that live for moscow. this is the international. my name is colleen bray with the developments are across for you this wednesday. first, we're going to focus on cobble and talk to you about the insight access to what life is really like right now. in afghanistan, senior correspondent, more, i guess davis arrived with the news team in the conflict where he nation. we talked to him last, i would, let's catch up with him again on the phone. hi that more as you can hear me 1st off, then can you outline for us cobble airport, those harrowing things we've seen there over the last 10 days. what was the see and agree to do when you touch down and she was wearing jeans lose.

no, i don't think we can talk to miranda at the moment that you can probably imagine communications in a city like cobble right now are not the easiest. we will try and establish contact with more ad in the next few minutes. meantime, cobbler international airport, currently controlled by us forces, is running. what could be the last few days of evacuations from afghanistan, the taliban, which controls everything apart from the apple right now, says that afghans that have gathered there should return home, because they won't be allowed to leave any longer, while also vouching for the safety of those who remain so with the town about no longer allowing the evacuation of africa and citizens, the children that you can see here could be the last to make it out of the country . american soldiers can be seen trying to keep the kids amused while they wait for that flights. about says previous groups of african refugees who manage to leave, haven't yet reached their final destination. they've been transferred to multiple

us holding sites like this one that you can see here in kuwait. meantime, the mayor of cobbled who kept his office throughout the taliban take over, set the mass departures of thought. a panic respond in the hysteria that has been created around surrounding the departure of many people from up on the sun. this has created some sort of anxiety among the rest of the population because the country has been at war for 40 years. ironically and know that there is no war, people are trying to leave because they have fears. what might happen in the future . and they're also living in a country that is poor a lot of unemployment. so this is very good opportunity for some people that even if they were not affected by war, they would like to take this opportunity and go elsewhere. ah,

political course for the country is not known yet. that's why people are so anxious and confused, and they are very worried. right now we don't have any government or any course of action. it will depend on the behavior of a tolerable on how they deal with the liberties of the people. what the freedoms of people need and have to enjoy their the women's issues, girls going to schools, administration being handled by professionals and by, by experts. these are all the things that people are waiting and watching your news. women's rights are one thing in pictures and advertising's or another think. so the total of one have announced officially at least,

that they will wide by the law and sharia and islam has given rights to women. and according to the slumming sharia they will allow women to go to school, go to work, pursue their careers as long as it's in the confines of the slavic sharia. it's very clear that islamic sharia has certain conditions, certain principles and certain guidelines, billions of dollars worth of advanced weaponry and had the honors being abandoned by the united states and partners in afghanistan. the video that you can see here is inside a former nato bass. in the country and as they will be the hasty retreat, the u. s. president says the success of the evacuation is reliant on the cooperation of the taliban completion bargains. 31st depends upon the tale bond continuing to cooperate and allow access to the airport for those who are trans,

we're transporting out no disruption to our operation. in addition, i've asked the pentagon and the state department for contingency plans to adjust the time table. should that become necessary? let me remind you that the deadline for the american withdrawal is the 31st of august. i can very my message again to the americans to evacuate all its allies by this time because they have the capability, they have planes, they have the airport, they must evacuate all the troops. and those people who are linked to foreigners just 6 days ago with that as well. and with that withdrawal well underway, retired us generals and prominent capitol hill, politicians according to the continuation of the 20 year campaign. but it seems that the mainstream outlets that these people are being heard on, or ignoring the fact that some have vested interests in companies selling weapons on court has got more on that continue the afghanistan occupation calls to delay the pull out of us led coalition troops have hit the mainstream media when the

decision was announced, months ago, they said that i fear that we would come to regret this decision. and we already are. this again is a nightmare. when we were there, we had the cooperation of the afghans. we work with the military. there are a lot of partnerships involved. this is a national security threat, or these just a bunch of overly patriotic americans. it's unlikely you see the taliban victory crashed the prophet party of america's gigantic military industrial complex. and the mainstream media often omits that many overly jingle western military officials have investments in that very institution. take former us general j keen. he also happens to be the chair of the company that produces humvees and sits on the board of another company that produces military equipment. so wouldn't you know, he thinks it was a bad idea to leave afghanistan. i think the administration made a terrible mistake and, and pull our troops out and, and given the talem on the opportunity to take the country over and,

and now we're going to inherit the epicenter of radical islam, right inside of it inside about canis. and it's going to become a more dangerous place. there's also retired us general david portray. it's a partner at a global private equity firm called k k r, which has assets in the u. s. defense sector. and richard hoss is a former white house adviser who sits on the board of the investment firm lazarus, a firm that also serves defense companies. and we can't forget former us defense secretary leon panetta, senior counselor at beacon global strategy is hardly an unbiased party. another fare mention is florida republican mike waltz, who made up to $25000000.00 in profits. after selling a defense firm, which has offices in afghanistan. the problem is terrorism that opens up can stand, doesn't stay in afghanistan. we will see all kind of 3.0. they are working closely with the taliban and they do and 10 to attack,

eric and former secretary of state condo. liza rice offered her $0.02 on y, america's longest war was not long enough. 20 years may also not have been enough to consolidate all gains against terrorism and assure our own safety we and they needed more time. once again, rice's place on the board of c 3, a i, a defense contracting company is conveniently left out of our article with all these powerful officials having one foot in the capitalist pool and the other in that of the u. s. government. it's not hard to imagine why endless war is a very lucrative business decision for some stock returns from 2001 to 20. 21 for government contracted arms. companies like lockheed martin and northrop grumman totaled more than 1000 percent and wiki leaks, founder and whistleblower julian assange tried to warn the world about it years ago to use wash money out of

a tank away out of the tax basis of european africa. back into the hand of a try that in the goal. the goal is to have people and for some reason the mainstream media doesn't seem to find it necessary to tell their viewers that the experts they invite to inform public opinion on the afghan war. have a very specific agenda of their own. so we're reading on this, the true scale of americans failure and afghan has done, has been revealed in 20 declassified documents published by the us national security archives. one shows the extent to which the calamity was consistently and deliberately hidden from the public. back in 2002, the defense secretary donald rumsfeld, was worried that the african mission was drifting. but never mentioned it publicly . robber arguing there was no point in to go see a thing with the remnants of the taliban. and more than a decade later, an american diplomat had the same concerns. the 1st question of did we know where

we were doing? i think the answer is no. if there was ever a notion of mission creep, it didn't get done. we went from saying that we'll get rid of ok the so they can threaten us to say we're going to end the television, then we said, we will get all the truth the tell about works with then further to have in our exit strategy b. s. table government, and again, it's done. we have to say good enough is good enough. that's why we're there. 15 years later, while we had that archive clip of wikileaks found the julian a sorry, here, let's talk to the current editor in chief, kristen robinson. welcome to a 2011. as we had a bit earlier, julian, a sound said that the and goal to be gone campaign was to create an endless war. not a successful one. hit the nail on the head, didn't be he certainly did send the lid was this was quoted by all the revelations that came out of the documents published by we can use 11 years ago. some of them, of course, were from earlier period ca, documents, diplomatic cables,

military documents in all pain, the, the, the true, the true picture of what was going on. and i'm kind of some 11 years ago. and it was somehow didn't register the, the lie continued. and that is the most of pricing thing about the, the current events basically is. and i think that the mainstream media, because more come to reckon with this. how was it possible for 20 years to maintain the like what was going on inside them? julian assault also said that the afghan war was being used to launder american and european money. what did he mean by that? well, as he speaks for themselves, i mean, you pointed out here the tenfold increase in stock value of the big man because i'm monitors in the us over this 20 year period. i mean, the,

the trillion dollar plus the trillion dollars probably under estimate did go into us pocket the military industrial complex, the, the private contractors like dunkirk who were supposed to be training the outcome, police, et cetera. it was a massive flow of money that went into the wrong pocket. it can only be called corruption on a large scale. on top of that, of course there's the, the corruption inside the sun where basically money was used as carol zone to, to pump on the fire. there were no loved good on the fire, just to gasoline being pumped on the fire that does not create a lasting bonfire. everybody knows that a few defense contract isn't some of the biggest firms would like the conflict to continuous because that's perhaps understandable. they're going to be out of pocket,

is there a, a political encouragement behind them though as well? it is hard to say, i mean the, it seems to be registering the big us, i call it and the people are finally catching onto that. what's the big surprise and it's extreme, surprising how long this went on. i mean, 11 years ago, we can basically expose the truth about the war. that was that point before gotten where the focus was on iraq. but i mean, apart from a few very dedicated journalists who did focus to the truth about what was going on inside the country, it was largely avoided up until the papers published by the washington post almost 2 years ago, which was the, the internal assessment for the military machine and the political lead about how impossible this mission was. so, i mean, the big thing is, the big question is,

how is it possible this could go on this slide 20 years? those military groups, in terms of lobbying, they're not a benign for saw. they much leverage, could they have going forward on us policy based on the past, the former since they have leverage. but i mean, the big challenge now it's, it's on the gym, use it from journalist now has had to step up to the plate because i'm actually the man the answer is exposing raveling this extraordinary lot for 20 years on, on that note, of course i have mentioned that it is 6 ordinary that after a decade has passed since we can do now sounds exposed the truth above 2

wars and both of them ended the war that is going on as the war on journalism and the war on julian sill. it's having to spend time in jail in london with that in mind. things like public knowledge, the public knowing what's going on. we talked about those us national security archive documents that have been declassified. it shows it years ago, many senior politicians in the us thought that the project in afghanistan was failing. why was it kept from the public? how would things have been different if it wasn't will? of course, i mean the people would have known, but i mean there was plenty opportunity for the truth and the available documents. i mentioned the papers 2 years ago, a people would have mind the documents that were 11 years ago, but we can give them that that it has been continuous leaks and information coming out of the country. it is. there's a lot of soul searching in my mind. the tuning is have to go through and how they

were complicit in, maintaining this and allowing this to happen. looking ahead then kristin, given that the all round criticism of the withdrawal of u. s. lead troops and forces there the chaos and the deaths that have resulted in the past 10 days to 2 weeks. is there a risk for them because of the chaos right now, the afghanistan will quickly descend to becoming another hope of terrorism and new . and i going to be here sooner rather than later talking about the next war on terror. i don't want to speculate on that. i'm not an expert on, on, i've got some say and the, the parameters in that country. i'm simply pointing out the obvious that this should not have come up as a price, and it is surprising how long this lie less than. i think it was a 1000000 times that only a month ago in july was posting a, a map of sun and tyler on strongholds, which were so close at the just small pockets here and there across the country.

and it was estimated that it would take a long time for them to, to gain control. this was only a month ago, so it's astonishing. i know this might be a long shot, but i want to ask you mentioned about the war on journalism and relating to julian, a songs with documents like this coming out showing how important it is that people know what politicians really thought at the time about things that are failing well, that tax money is being spent on whether sons and daughters are being sent to fight that freedom of information. might that in any way be able to be used by julian assault, his defense team, as he still faces those extradition proceedings. willis is the, the truth, a defense of a journalist that being it's being persecuted for on, on a political basis. this is a political persecution, this is no, it's not about the law anymore and has to be in the law in the entire time. this is

a political person choosing the will, the truth matter there. i doubt it. i'd simply hope that the people who start to realize that you cannot punish the truth teller. you have to reckon with the fact that you were my to and you have to let go. stop going up. the individuals who were brave enough to tell the truth. they've got to talk to mr. hopkinson, the editor in chief of wiki legs, good to talk to you. thank you. thank you. ok. now we're going to try again and get in contact with our senior correspond mirage guys diaz, who several hours ago arrived in cobble airport. there is a bit of a delay on the line. as you can imagine, communications aren't exactly the easiest, so there will be a few seconds between us talking to each other. murat, 1st off. good to see you. tell us about cobble apple 1st. we've seen some harrowing scenes there over the last 10 days. what was it like when you landed?

but we, we expected the worst and to be honest with you, we weren't disappointed it was a k. k arctic sheet. i mean, previously we had seen videos where american troops filming on their phones inside the airport. they compared what was happening to will was that the movie about zombies start bad bit and they weren't far off the mugs to be honest with you. the entire field is listed with bullets and sped bullet casings with, with empty cabinets as grenade candice g. a gas flash bags with which natal troops dispersed the the mobs, the crush of app guides trying to get out, especially in the early days of the evacuation. now things are a much more audit again from what we saw. unfortunately we, we can show you pictures what,

what we saw in the airport because of security concerns. nato troops that are already on the edge, every single aircraft that is taking off american germans by this veil or flying under the bows of taliban guns. and they are very well aware of that. so nerves, nerves a sort of freight, but there is also a barbed wire. absolutely. everywhere. there are rules as high as you know, as high as a tool adult of just bob. why did blood with, with the sort of clues, bits of clothes. little people had evidently tried to sort of scale with these barricades of barbed wire, again in their desperation to get out. but now things are much more or did we sure i've got city out in the, in the merciless and the merciless heat apparently for hours on end in sort of military squares. ordered again, waiting for that turn to board the cloth that it taking off. they may wait for

hours, sometimes daisy get merciless heat with little gob, a little water, little food, but for many of them each with the trade off, they want to get out to any cause. otherwise. when we landed, what struck us was the good fun it was. it was season coming from all areas of the airports inside the airport, where native american troops hold sway it. evidently, again, apparently staring of daring afghans who tried to scale the was sort of get a short cut into their books. we also had shooting outside the airport where we thought it was the taliban. and well, it was the tell about because when we drove out of the apple, we had made it 5 meters before the taliban started shooting into the air that we were told. these are malicious, these regular malicious people were without much training but they were firing. they were firing in the air as people sort of charged a 1000 right outside the airport. they sort of charge the front gates,

the taliban fighters, they're, they, they just become firing wildly sideways instead of backwards instead of you know, in the air wasn't so much as, as sort of firing to stairway to wound people away. but the russian roulette playing russian roulette with automatic weapons. it was concerning experience. but the further we drove out of the airport, the more order that seemed to be the taliban, obviously everywhere they hold the exterior perimeter of the they hold the checkpoints, they're waving their, their white flag. they are shy. they are scared, standing mere meters away from, from nato troops. we saw that, but again, as we got further away from the airport that seem to be more order the, the shops were open. we saw, you know, people out with shopping bags. they were carrying things. people were working, but again that has to be balanced with reports that we're hearing of, of bags being shut down, atm being empty,

people having no money to pay for food to pay for groceries. these are chaotic days indeed. and of got his thought. ok, we look forward to hearing more dispatches from you in the coming out of what life really like right now in the afghan capital for now. senior correspondent garcia, thank you. ok way from afghanistan. now, with his potential political turmoil ahead for germany, for the 1st time in 15 years, the country's social democrats appalling higher than the coalition led by outgoing chancellor anglo medical. she stepping down soon, of course the numbers ahead of the upcoming federal elections showing of worrying trend for the ruling block. let's get more on that now from all europe. colors father, peter oliver. how significant all this and paid? well, it's pretty good news if you are part of the social democratic party in germany. they've gone heads of the christian democratic union and the christian social union,

the conservative union block in the pulse of the 1st time in 15 years 23 to $22.00 is the lead. as it stands at the moment the greens are coming in stood overall. when you start looking down to how people are willing to cast their vote, so when it comes to the chancellor, germans don't vote directly for a chancellor, but where opinion polling is going there. we're seeing that olaf sholtes, the kern finance minister and current vice chancellor in the incumbent coalition government is out in front with 30 percent of those saying they would rather see him as chancellor analynn. a bad bulk of the greens comes in 2nd on 15 percent, but way back from oil f sholtes is arm and lasha. he's the christian democratic union candidate, the candidate with the backing of the outgoing chancellor angle america. now it gets a bit more interesting when you look at what are the options were available to the conservative union block if they've gone for markets order, the leader of the government in the state of bavaria. well,

mark is zada would have been top of that particular poll on 38 percent, all shots coming back on 21 percent. mr. lashes is the candidate though empowering any major upset the apple cart. he will remain so open till the vote on the 22nd 26th of september. what lash it has been trying to do though, is some damage mutation. he said, but the promises that it be made by the social democrats and by the greens that they jumped on the bandwagon and politicizing the current climate emergency. he essentially is still saying he's the man that can look after both the climate and the economy says you have to factor in social aspects when you said such big goals. and that's also my idea of what lies ahead of us. it's not about making the steel industry uncompetitive with more restrictions and having to relocate elsewhere. that would give us a good climate picture of 6 percent less emissions. but no more jobs. the goal must

be transformed the still industry so that it uses green energy and becomes green itself. that's what we need in the chemistry industry and the german automobile industry. the well, the social democrats in the green se mr. lash, it lacks some vision when it comes to tackling problems with the climate, but it's not just from those outside of his party that the criticisms are being leveled at unless you right now, party grandees are among know saying something needs to change. there is burning. everyone on board the fire trucks. we have to tell the germans what they will get if they vote for the c d, u. c. s u and the federal elections. after years of the grand coalition, we have to press the bush reset button for germany. instead, the election campaign in germany is rippling along

the german election is on a knife edge really, when you look at those polling figures, the one thing we do know for certain is it will be the last one for angular merkel . she is standing down at this election of the almost 16 years in charge. the german chancellor house had some things to say heading into this vote. she seems relatively calm about the whole thing. we are fighting all the parties fighting. we will work every day to get a good election result and not look every day at the polls. ultimately, it is the balance of voters in the ballad box of that count. well, there's not long to go at all just over 4 weeks before germans will go to the polls . what we are seeing at the moment though, is a good time in the opinion, polling for the social democrats there, topping that list for the 1st time. and 15 years yeah, and i guess they can enjoy those polls while they last because you know,

well the voters are like, they're always good at throwing a curveball come election day, but other peter oliver, thanks for that. okay, that's the way it looks from moscow for this hour. thanks very much for watching on . call him bray. i'll update you again on all on developing stories here. what are the for moscow in a little over half an hour? see it in me. ah, well, america is crazy frat party in afghanistan is over 20 years, leaving behind quite a man. the . the news. this is when bus someone visit show you can't afford to miss. i'm rachel robbins in washington, coming up g 7 liter call on emergency needing to discuss the future of the blocks

roll and ghana, stan, and how they should approach the roles of russia and china. and the region. plus the federal reserve is gearing up for its annual jacksonville summit. so what can we expect from officials with the theme center, the rodman, i'm even economy. then the p a has officially approved pfizer cobra 1900 vaccine. so will we see more mandates across the country? and how does this approval differ from the last one? we'll discuss. we have a pack show today for dive right in the we leave the program with the latest on an emergency meeting at the g 7 alliance in response to the u. s. and it's ongoing withdrawal from afghanistan. you may remember just a few months ago, worldly.