the, what about the less about the me and the telephone celebration, taking full control of afghanistan after defeating the last pocket of resistance. although anti taliban fighters claimed that they still hold parts of the eastern country province. jo biden's approval rating jobs to the lowest of his presidency after the catholic withdrawal from cobble. we look at the p. r. disaster that has unfold and we also look at how the pull out is even testing britain's relations with the united states with the u. k. defense minister questioning

america status as a global superpower. and then the russian president weighs in as well saying that the african crisis serves nobody. what's happened in us getting this done is indeed a catastrophe. americans are pragmatic people and have spent over $1.00 trillion dollars on the african campaign, but was spend ah, broadcasting my direct from our studios in moscow. this is our to international. i'm john thomas. certainly glad to have you with us. now the telephone claims to be in full control of afghanistan tonight, after ending the last packet of resistance in the country. thousands of anti taliban fighters had formed a strong hold in the eastern pens your province in area which has seen fierce fighting in recent days. from cobble here is our cheese motor gas?

yes. well the tat a button. a couple is absolutely sure that they have taken pudgy province. the gunfire. celebratory gun father. we heard was. it was a rule coming from all over the city. the hundreds, perhaps thousands of rifles being fired into the race around screaming through the scott, they came absolutely sure that taliban had said yes, we have taken the entirety of a pad. cheer province. we have heard from another source that perhaps no rule of it is yet. on the taliban control, that had been days of negotiation. that's more than a week ago. she said to the taliban, about bulletins and padget, proven those negotiations fell through the taliban, saying that the demand made by the,

by the fight. does that work completely unreasonable? they allegedly demand that 30 percent of ministerial roles in the, in any new governments that you said the minister positions. we have heard from one source that, that a lot all of padre province has been taken. but that the taliban had broken through defences. but many of the fighters that had surrendered to have agreed to read this to the taliban and the negotiations were on the way with those that had that was still putting up a fight. again. this version, we have only heard from, from one source, the opposition that the former vice president of the country allegedly said a video in which he appears to be sitting in front of bookshelves in an unconfirmed location he had previously claimed to be in your province. and he says that this is all taliban propaganda that the know in the they hadn't broken through the province

was still entirely held entirely held by the anti taliban forces in the they were putting up a fight that they were fighting the town of bucks. so that is their perspective, but certainly here in capital, you get more gunshots. they have quite in doubt. you use there is absolute surety. the yes, the province has fallen. in fact, the one of the taliban strokes people official has come out and said, the war 5, there's urged fighters here in cobbled to stop firing into the air because it is dangerous because those bullets when, when fired upward, they must come down with and they could injure or hurt somebody well meanwhile, president biden is hitting new los. busy at home with only 43 percent of americans approving of his performance, according to a recent national poll that his worst reading since he started the job down 6 percent with the cal to withdraw from a couple. so how could the administration win back the hearts and minds of voters?

our t columnist, simon right, gives us his individual take areas. then the last us soldier to leave afghanistan, major general chris donahue, of the 2nd one soon to be played on the screen by bradley cooper. or chris or jay to thinking, you know, i don't think i know is, is definitely going to be a movie because now the robots for us got installing has been lost by the u. s. then it's buddies. the real battle, we're getting the battle to make light, and i turn the u. s. actually one. well, maybe not one. they're not miracle workers, but make it look. they didn't lose clients i badly exhibit. one is in fact, the aforementioned major general chris donahue. there is no way that this picture here was there, and if it is payoff through it and heroic green, send it out into the well, the media will govern it without question. say stuff like this, the last american soldier to leave afghanistan on the lot and you went to the last

american troops left. jeff ghana, stan, i mean come on. you think this is really the last us tonight? we will not forgive we will not forget we will hunt you down to make you pay that angry old uncle joe biden. they're talking about this new all his long voices. k ought to be confused with k pop or special k ordered asteroids for whenever they pop on what it might be hard to believe given their general accuracy for their joints, you still need special forces on the ground, guiding them in just in case civilians game there is no way to them the last few as sojourn african install it p o shaping history is just sending out an image off joe biden, according to voices in his and our phone call to ask our president, gone. he before couple fell and gone. the data runner, the american president,

couldn't run anyway if he tried said there was a need, whether it's true or not, there is a need to project a different make it after it can be helpful. so i'm not going to get into private diplomatic conversations or transcripts of phone calls. so yeah, it's accurate. we're well into this is joe barton's words, the project at different pages than each which is hard when the pictures is clear, this one for everyone to see, you start to get really questionable stuff. 5, extraordinary success. and this mission was due to the incredible skill. bravely and selfless courage of united states military the phrase, extraordinary success. they're pretty heavy lifting their boys. johnson is going in this direction. what we're saying is that gun is don canton lodge back into becoming a breeding ground of terror. got his tongue, a can't become a narco state. the girls have got to be educated up to the age of 18 because

as the stone debach hall was anything like when they get rid of western nations, they're gonna start sending out liberal statements. instead of the un security. the security council was voting on a resolution meant as a message for the taliban that the world is watching. also included stuff like selling the kind of bound to up hold human rights and fight terrorism. invade sure they're listening at this point. china, russia abstained in the vote because we can see in this an attempt to shift the blame for the failure to collapse after 20 years of the presence of the united states and their allies in the region onto the taliban. and all the countries in the region that will have to deal with the results of the piano, opportunity, diplomatic grandstanding, flashing the liberal order is just for show off to you to match up a country. and scott offered one of the stories, then not advertising. well,

this one we're learning details of a secret agreement, stunning details between the taliban and the u. s. military. that deal with the u. s. military. julie asking with ton of mostly gun effect, stranded americans during the evacuation of combo. bring them gently to be written . am i 6 by the pound key now talking to the taliban to ask them not to let any terrorist settle camp. there wasn't that the didn't threatening the taliban that the un and then asking for their help on the ground getting caught trying to rewrite reality. not a good look off the 2 decades about that stuff doesn't make the hollywood version. biden's supposed person gen saki hasn't always stepped aside from private and diplomatic conversations, although she has insisted his have chemistry phone call was private. back in 2019,

she gave a very different reaction to trump's leak to call with ukraine's president vladimir landscape. it is not just the cold transcript that was the lower complaint would likely have more details. we need both and not just the call. and trump was accused of soliciting a foreign leader to dig up dirt on by ahead of the election. a transcript of the call with zelinski revealed the trump have asked him to probe ukrainian energy firm that biden's son worked for. joe biden has repeatedly denied suggestions that either he or his son had peddled influence. however, journalist and author daniel lazar says that there is hypocrisy at play. the obvious level standard by the, the administration is clearly embarrass, doesn't want too much information getting out and doesn't want to many tough question. so jen to sanky is stonewalling as best you can. there's also a problem you had 20 years of just catastrophic failure, where the u. s. know repeatedly again and again ignored sign that,

that of growing weakness among the afghans, powerful levels of corruption. the government was like going through the, the motion of fighting the taliban. and meanwhile, you know, real conditions on the ground were growing worse and worse, but the u. s. managed to ignore it for 2 full decades. that is the real level of scandal. hundreds of american citizens in afghans with visa is left stranded in afghanistan. washington is promising to look at all possible options to get them out of the country, but it is not the only problem the u. s. has left behind after 20 years of conflict . i i

television now has more black hawk helicopters than 85 percent of the countries in the world. i and i still exist in our growing gamma stand and eventually they acquire these weapons. oh, the majority of every member behind the veteran. we now have americans stuck in afghan at the taliban in charge with mo, more weaponry than they've ever had in the past. and a border that is open. ah,

the humanitarian catastrophe. loons. in afghanistan, on the half the population may be monetary and the system one and 3 don't know where their next meal will come from. meanwhile, the republican party looks said to capitalize at the upcoming mid term elections following a downturn and support for biden. looking at that, here's ortiz killed me up and more than a 100 americans left behind that afghan, a stand. 13 soldiers killed in a bombing. the chaotic pull out of afghanistan has turned into a major weapon for republicans to use against the biden administration. as they roll toward the 2020 to mid term elections team trump has even started calling joe biden. the surrender in chief afghanistan cannot be as a terrorist for terrorist, we cannot get everybody out. dozens,

and dozens of us in plenty. the air force and the gates never opened. mission hasn't failed. it reason failure? what just failure looked like afghanistan now seems to be the reason the republicans are now calling for impeachment. we call upon most somberly the resignation of this president joe biden. if we leave any americans behind, if we leave thousands of those afghans who fought along our side behind bravely, joe biden deserves to be in peach for a higher crime and misdemeanor of dereliction of duty. republicans in congress have to get on board with this process, build the case, start doing the work, and figure out how to get this done and impeach joe biden. now the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, so that impeachment is not on the table, but he couldn't hide the fact that some democrats are starting to get hot under the

collar. well, look, the president is not going to be removed from office. it's a democratic house, narrowly democratic senate, have a feeling, the american people didn't think they voted for this government. it's gross or expression. we fill in it. i think given some of the democrats affiliate, this goes beyond capitol hill. divisions of spread to ordinary citizens. half of americans, including one 3rd of democrats, now say that joe biden should resign over the afghanistan debacle. though 47 percent say his replacement comma le harris wouldn't fair, much better. one restaurant owner in florida has actually gone as far as banning biden's supporters from her diner. she says the sign stays up in her window until every american is out of afghanistan. if you voted for and continued to support and stand behind the burtless inept and corrupt and administration currently inhabiting the white house that is complicit in the death of all the service men and women in afghanistan, please take a business elsewhere. yes,

the us public has long favorite pulling out of afghanistan the way joe biden did it blew up in his face. now we've got republicans saying that he abandoned americans and made the country look weak and that has intensified divisions in the country. overall, the white house is a pretty weak spot with the country looking on and disapproval. there just aren't people that are united over anything these days. they're divided over war. they're divided over response to the corona virus. they're divided over the economy. the divisiveness in america causes people not to reflect on what really makes sense and instead to join in this blame game of right versus left, which leads to know which doesn't lead to actual illumination of the issues and thoughtful responses. the rift between the american people is just going to white and white and white and, and the possibility for civil dialogue between the 2 is going to become harder and

harder. and that's why it's crucial for those of us who don't fall into either one of those, can make a point of pointing out how all of the politicians are wrong and how this was never supposed to be about republican versus democratic reality. as this is the american people for a very small handful of incredibly powerful people that run washington d. c. if mountain criticism at home wasn't enough, biden is also seeing relations feel the strain with one of america's biggest allies, with senior british officials now expressing doubt about washington's global status . a superpower that is also not preferred to stick at something isn't probably superpower, eva, it is certainly not a global force. it's just a big power. what we've been seeing since the chaotic scenes all the nato western withdraw from afghanistan. those scenes that we add for all of them really combining to lead to a blame gay people pointing the thing is that each other from within what is increasingly a fraction, not just nato, but so called a special relationship that we've heard so much about over the past few decades

between the u. k and the u. s. and now those very different assessments and pronouncements of the situation really playing out in public. it's been clear for many months that the situation could go very fast. the truth is, this did on fall more quickly than we had anticipated. the british prime minister bars johnson has been under a lot of pressure domestic lee. but again, he's taken out some of the strategies put forth by us, including the withdrawal of support for the african army, saying that essentially once that was withdrawn, it was never the ball, but they would lay down their arms and give up the fight for couple to the taliban, once the people in the can only felt that they were no longer going to be getting that american cover. then i think the logic for them became really to, to end that their resistance and say things did go fast. now that finger pointing

is going both ways. there is a report out briefing by the pentagon in the u. s. essentially claiming to pay for the devastating bomb and rightly some of the worst aspects of bombing people, apple same that they had advice for one of the main case to have been shot, but was leading into the airport about the british and kept it open in order to a restoration effort, despite that priest and say that there were intelligent signals that an attack was imminent. so all sides now engaged, seemingly in a briefing war and trying to pub, if not when the public relations war, because that in the that is not willing, that i need try to rid themselves of as much responsibility and public eyes as possible. britain not alone in questioning future reliance on the u. s. top you officials also say that they cannot bank on america's military muscle and that the

blog should develop its own defense capabilities at any time has shown that deficiencies in our strategic autonomy comes with a price. we need to increase the capacity to be able to act autonomously when and where necessary, and not to be dependent on the choices made by others. even if this others are our friends and allies, one idea is emerging strongly. you needs its own only. it's not new, but what many now feel is that the us unreliable partner and this is one idea, gaining traction me to the home i go, the u. s. is tired and doesn't want to be the guardian of the world anymore. the last for the year war enough goes done. there's a life, the americans lied to the people, fight and the european unanimous improve your defense as

a feeler inside nature. finally, we have to know the limits or capacities and very carefully analyze the you. possibilities though is voice is only echoed, what you need is being saying now there is a deep sense that you must find a way to have more told me which could mean no more cozying up to the us. we do not need to know the search, just political event to breast that you must twice for greater decision making to autonomy. it's greater to flash it for action and we must reflect openly and clear on a new stage in collective security and defense tip abilities. while they might be working with the oven in you all m u, even a common defense policy,

how likely is it? well, covering tools in brussels have been focused on muted, rapid reaction force, intervening, international crises. previous efforts controlling the military might have ended in failure. the reality of bringing this idea to fruition is even more complicated than not a number of member states, skeptical of such plans. there are concerns, but then you military force would effectively duplicate the work already carried out by me to that this could further strain relations with us. the e. u is not

a credible substitute for what nature represents. you will not see any appetite for the european army amongst member states. and some defense experts say the to remove it in you all me is a known starter for an operation such as the evacuation from cooper to such a large, viscous organization as the used to slope for that countries must join forces in opportunity collisions. the whole thing is that i got a song was a wake up call the you and it found itself blocking in military friends and military might want and said that it was fantastic, least successful, the evacuation and you have boil saying no, it was a disaster that's why they say now we should have a force that we can project the project across the book, but to go where they can or, i mean, america is, is falling back behind its own borders. they become isolation is to get both

republicans and democrats. you feel the european governments feel that they're being let down by america in this, that bite and one much too fast. and so they, they wonder if natal is still a good idea. it's a, it's a real basic question that they're looking at. is nato still alive? the breakup of afghanistan is not in anybody's interest. that's the message from vladimir putin who has slammed the u. s. withdraw as a catastrophe. the russian president was addressing a major economic form in the far eastern city of valuable stock district. what's happened in afghanistan is indeed a catastrophe. slower, it's not my word. it's american analyst saying it. americans are pragmatic people and have spent over $1.00 trillion dollars on the afghan campaign. but towards the end, there is none. this is a humanitarian catastrophe,

as well. if you look at the number of people left there, people who work for the western forces, i hope the west will come to understand their old policy, namely, to civilize other states forcibly. i'm bringing elements of modern civilization in the image of western countries themselves. is a mistake? well, i've got some featured prominently, if not on the agenda of this form done at least in the back room discussions because the security of the country essential to the prosperity of the whole, not just the whole region, but the whole continent, the garrison happens to be right in the center of eurasia and any effort to integrate the east and the west to develop this continent economically socially would be doomed without some sort of stability and prosperity in that country. now for that to happen, the status of the taliban that will have to be addressed. because as of now, the taliban is considered to be terrorist organisation not only by russia,

but also by the whole international community in order for that status to be removed or change or challenged in some way. it will require a unanimous vote by the same un security council, and this is exactly what logic put in sack today variable control it. today, the taliban does control most of the territory of afghanistan. and we have to be realistic. we have to look at what's really behind the taliban statements. russia has no interest in the disintegration of afghanistan, or else there will be no one to negotiate with you. so the sooner the been joins, so to speak, the family of civil states, the easier it will be to communicate with them, to ask them questions. the civilized negotiation means certain rules that show me and with the country disintegrated. that's impossible. the united states does not consider the taliban as a terrorist movement,

and earlier they unofficially pledge their support in trying to persuade their members of the council in removing the status. russia and china also eager to explore a chance for peace and have janice and both have that own separate negotiation tracks. with, with that moment russia reopened those talks back in 2018. so if things go smoothly, i think we may actually see the status of the taliban as the terrorist moment being challenged in the few coming months. but that of course, will depend on how the movement that cell behaves itself for the time being. it's eager in getting international support is eager in trying to move the development the reconstruction of afghanistan had, and believe it or not, despite the fact that all those great powers have very different agendas in august . and it seems that for the time being they,

you want to try something new in that country and hopefully that will come about in the next few months. in other news tonight for police officers have been injured and clashes with anti vaccine. protestors who tried to storm the headquarters of the u. k. medicines, regulator. yeah, the the send it on the medicines and health care products, regulatory agency, reportedly and protest against cover. last month of similar demonstration saw protesters tried to storm what they thought was the b b c. headquarters, but was in fact, a building the broadcaster hadn't vacated years ago. she knew this. i'll be back in

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