john scrooge at the one. why do you think that i asked him, i mean on, i believe that we spend it on a week's top stories from r t the us military admits to killing 10 civilians and a botched drone strike in cobble as congress wraps up. the pressure on the secretary of state over the chaos, the afghan withdraw. prosecutors, the u. s. and australia of lying and stopping in the back over security dale also including the u. k, and seen as countering china. russians call that balance on the 3rd and final day of the parliamentary likes and polling stations and now open across most of the country. ah,

they're good to have with us just turn data sunday the 19th of september. i'm calling bray off the international. we've got your best election coverage and the week stop stories for you. first, the u. s. secretary of state and georgia to day grinning. and congress this week over last month, hasty pull out from afghanistan. and that was followed on friday by the military submission that it had mistakenly killed 10 civilians in a drone strike just before the withdrawal ended. let's go live to cobble now and catch up with our senior correspondent, i guess the high, the morale, the troops of government america got in trouble from over clearly. can you just talk us through what's been happening over the past few days? well this is been a week of reckoning for the biden administration with multiple congressional hearings. there are now i would like to say multiple as well. 6, just democrat lead inquiries into all the failures of the afghan war

and withdrawal. what american one to know, and again, this is all highly partisan, the republicans a route for blood while the democrats are trying to carry out these investigations and, and such a way that they don't hom, president biden. but many of them already publicly admitted that may be impossible, given the, the frantic, the chaotic and what many he has a humiliating nature of the evacuation here from cavil within the last weeks of august. what americans want to know is why the evacuation was left. so late by the intelligence community and the military with the highest funding in the world, was unable to predict that the afghan army, which out number the taliban for 5 to one, folded virtually without putting up a fight. and what they want to know is why so many americans were left behind violence, thousands of people that should have been evacuated, hundreds of them,

american citizens, why the state department delayed flights out of, of got to start. and ultimately, what we heard during these hearings are unconvincing. arguments from the by then ministration from the state department, which at times were barely mumbling. i don't know how it's possible if in fact the people in charge of our foreign policy did not see all of these factors and conclude that there was a very real possibility of a rep, very rapid collapse. then we've got the wrong people making military and diplomacy decisions in our government. the washington post called it a moral disaster. i think it's a moral disgrace. you nearly dislocated your shoulder though, patting yourself on the back for the great job you've done. i mean, just yesterday you stated we did the right thing by our citizens in working feverishly to get every one of them out. but you didn't get every one of them out.

this administration's bungle pull out from afghanistan just maybe the worst foreign affairs disaster in american history. these are busy will be the last time secretary button is is grilled by senators and congress people. but there is, of course, the fact that there were a lot of american lives lost during the evacuation as well, but of the deadliest attacks that american troops in years on the 26th of august. and on the 29th of august, we had the united states. oh, already panicked almost at the airport here. again as we report that there was a lot of fear among the civilian population, but also among the united states and its allies at the airport. when they were evacuating, fearing more attacks, that could happen, could be directed at the airport by his case perhaps by, by someone else seeking to take advantage of the situation. we had that drew strike

on the 29th of august, where the united states claimed very quickly that a dog as a potential isis k suicide bomber that was preparing to attack the airport. we found that very quickly that what the united states said and what people were reporting on the ground, the witnesses, and the body count that they didn't fit with the american narrative. the guy, the biden and ministration drone was an aide worker or an ice. his k operative the administration is of course, reviewing that that strike. and i'm sure that a full assessment will be, will be for you don't know if it was in a worker or an ices k operative. i can't speak to that and i can't speak to that in the setting in any event. so you don't know or won't tell us. i don't, i don't know because we're reviewing. we'll see you think you'd kind of know before you're off, somebody with a predator drone and the thing is,

is there is blow back to that. i mean, i don't know if it's true, but i see these pictures of these beautiful children that were killed in the attack . if that's true and not propaganda, if that's true, guess what? maybe you've created hundreds or thousands of new potential terrorists from bombing the wrong people's after the very nearly 2 weeks of obfuscation of divert diversion, the united states, the pentagon came out and said the look, guess we've investigated and it must be said, they came out very quickly, especially given the public pressure, the pressure from journalists as well to, to admit to this that indeed no, isis k suspect was killed. that indeed, these would tell really its members of one family that were drone, just 3 kilometers away from the airport. america's last drone strike officially of the, of the afghan war, turned into a terrible tragedy where we heard them try to justify these as dr. sake of that,

they saw him this vehicle in year and isis compound that they saw him looted containers, which turned out to be water containers into his gun. we also had just recently that the c i apparently warned that they were children in the vicinity as the me saw was being lord will though it is unclear whether this is really true or merely propaganda. because, you know, given the current rates of technology and the technology, the united states has had for many years, it is difficult to imagine them, lord to myself, from a drone without what they were aiming at what they were firing at. but ultimately the united states says that we carry out truck stripes to the highest standards of safety and security to make sure that no civilians, angel. i am now convinced that as many as 10 civilians, including up to 7 children, were tragically killed in that strike. moreover,

we now assist it, it is unlikely that the vehicle and those who died were associated with cape or were a direct threat to us forces. there was a mistake and i offer my sincere apology. i don't think you should draw any conclusions about our ability to strike an afghan, a stand against isis. j target's in the future. based on this particular strike, 7 children were killed during that ash, like some of them were playing around the car. one of the parents was, was parking the car and several more were inside the car when it was struck by us. miss. aw, paragon has called it a terrible tragedy. it says it will try to try to learn the lessons that are to be learned here. but ultimately it says, our ability to strike enough dentist on against future targets remains and diminish . so don't take this as a sign of weakness. that is what they said alternately,

the biden administration will have a very, very tough few weeks ahead of them. the, the republicans are very unlikely to let up the democrats, paps will try to defend him where they can. but the biden administration so far has refused to take any real responsibility. nobody has been fired. nobody has been court martialed. no disciplinary measures have been taken as a result of what many american to get. she has an absolute fiasco that ended the afghan war 20 year presence here, whereby the evacuation of more than a 100000 people was left to the last few weeks of american present here. whereby billions tens of billions of dollars worth of weapons were left and entirely bad hands with the united states. now saying that i tied that could resume attacks against the united states within a number of years. this is an evacuation in the war that left the pride of the

american people, the america, american military and the american nation deeply wounded. this debacle is never going to blow over quickly. that much is clear. ok. now a couple more, i guess dia, thank you. i've got interpreters who've been lifted to the u. k. say they're not safe yet. they're living in fear of taliban sympathizes among the refugees entering the country. a research group called the center for information resilience says those concerns are justified with any afghans, especially those who worked for western special forces will have to look over their shoulders once they are in the u. k. one of the former translators now in britain described to us what families are going through. every single one of them is a scared for the life and their families live there and hiding. one of the triple 3 unit member was caught in his hiding place and was

killed in front of his family. did risk history and, and immediate we want the government to act as i say, the soldiers who put these interpreters in a black list or in some sort of restriction that i, that they cannot be employed either with the british or any other foreign forces. was because of the stress and inciting anger that they were facing enough time usually for both sides between the 2 parties and that has resulted in them being in such a difficult situation that today those interpreters and their families are twist. the british government says security measures all being put in place of the quarantine hotels where the evacuated staying. meantime, their dozens of outcomes who worked in the british army, had their asylum requests rejected on national security. grimes roughly believes that the government could have done much more to help people like him. first of all,

the government failed to process the documents in time. then with the evacuation process, israel to create some sort of procedures in place where to prioritize the interpreters and those partners off the you can go from into whose life for an immediate risk to, to take them out. it was a kale situation and those who what even called in for the flight, could not make it inside the board because of the crowd in the front gate. they could have dealt with this whole situation differently with the 4th and 5th city collapsing. i think the government should have come forward with some sort of plan where they did not. and within a week, the entire country, the labs, and everybody saw that the chaos become uncontrollable for

everybody from so for cold, it sound batters to the us know straight for the 1st time ever than a show of outrage over a new pacific security packed. the orchestra seen as an effort to count a chinaman, the scrapping of a multi 1000000000 euro submarine contract between australia and france. the french made a point of not criticizing the case roles saying that it's merely the 3rd wheel in the new arrangement child to do better. he has more on the french reaction. oh, that was the wrong thing for us to their relations with this deal. we're joining together. we're partnerships are getting stronger. this is what we're about. you are you ricocheted right the way through the french government. this you for more because i'm good. i am very angry and what concerns me also is the behavior over the americans. this unilateral abrupt, unpredictable decision looks a lot like what mr. trump did. we signed an agreement, a strategic partnership,

violating it would be the same as breaking a promise. and when it comes to the field of geopolitics and international relations, breaking promises unacceptable. so incentive problems over the loss of what was known as the you of the century, supply that fleet of submarine to a 3 year. it's now thinking event less. right. and then to get together with the fraley and the us have been told relations have sunk. so low from so recall that some passages from both countries, harris has been left to be approved while brussels felting one more had been sucker punched by the us. should you know, as soon as i understand very well how disappointed the french government must be. it's a good opportunity to recall to reflect on the need to raise the issue. if you are a pin strategical autonomy, it's

a new proof that they need to exist on our own. do some now questioning if the nato alliance can bite nato isn't working as it's supposed to be. that was initially supposed to be working. it is, there are alliance within the alliances. and this proves today that there are these, there are no more, there is no more lines i think that they have to be reviewed. and if for australia and the us and u. k can backstab with country like from, i think this should give a strong signal to parents that once again, it's got nothing to gain within a colleague and selection may have been many welcome blah d, but the ones open doors are closing. the us is not just in theory is wrong. think all this ally? well, i didn't have in the last few months. also like eastern european countries questioning his commitment to the to q receipt. then they was neil, i told decision to pull out to get this done while promises of for you putting

negotiations with wrong and even reviving each way palestinian piece to remain on the drawing board and move. so what is clear to many is that the sub deal shows at this point, briggs in the us, at least for now, is on team u. k. within the anglo saxon world, these are the real, this is the real alliance. and they were much closer together than they do with their other allies and his wife crap is being excluded. i think because the u. k. australia and the, and the u. s. trust themselves more than they do trust countries like france or other ones immediately or even germany. any truck have been shattered on the side of the atlantic, but this deal could have much wider repercussions showing at the time that she was suggesting it was akin to the cold war meal in the us on the street should follow the trend of the times. respect the common aspirations of countries in the region, discard the outdated cold war 0. so mentality, narrow minded,

geopolitical perception, view china developments in a correct way, and stop interfering in china's internal affairs when they don't. question also being raised about whether in signing with the us afraid is even picking non proliferation commitment is nuclear powers, the u. s. and the u. k. are blatantly helping a non nuclear power like australia to develop military nuclear technology. this is a naked act of nuclear proliferation. such an act will have an impact on finding solutions to heart issues such as nuclear problems on the korean peninsula. and in iran, there at the metric concerns that are about nuclear station by cell. so about how role in the region and then about security and safety issues. and that's the nuclear. there are a wide range and concern in nature to pacific new zealand. many other players are looking in a, the disbelief or anger, or at least concerned about

a strike position. this is the cause way. pretty could be a freely to a thing. normally, it takes some tension between the us and the new truck and it shouldn't become pacific is web fight. didn't want to foreign policy to be focused. joiner is i'm likely to take that thing down, show people, sky, see power or form of french diplomat. we spoke to things and he woke as packs could prove hugely damaging for relations between paris and the signatory countries. i was astonished when i read that to be contract sign unfrozen. a stranger to provide submarine has been cancelled. this contract was to prove that froth is a pacific country that was the science of cooperation. england is not a power of the pacific canada united states, england

a straight and you'd behave like the master of the world. and when france already signed these, these agreement, these kind of anglo saxon attitude are superior to, was a little bit shaken, and suddenly, without any consultation, without any, any, any sign. this contract has been broken shopping. this is really fucking and a very, very deep decision which it will certainly many consequences of former us president donald trump has been met with a heavy police presence at a rally in washington. several 100 of them gathered on saturday to voice solidarity for those jailed for storm and the capital back in january, calling the political prisoners contributed nico house reports. we are here in d. c, where the 1st amendment process is actually happening. and it seems like people

seem to be gathered here for all types of different reasons. some people are here on behalf of some of the processors that have been arbitrarily arrested who have not been charged, have not been rated and not even been given the option to be denied bill. other people are here protesting a mag around that they were looking for. that didn't seem like it actually happened . so as you can see, the entire protest with com, despite warning from the mainstream media that it would be incredibly violet. alright, those that deny history are doomed to repeat it and we maybe think a re run of january fix and just a few weeks breaking news. law enforcement now preparing for the possibility of armed protesters and saturdays far right. rally in support of the january 6 writer . okay, right now security tight at the u. s. capital, the fencing that's back up, the national guard standing by again. it's all because of tomorrow's far right. rally 100 percent for certain that the people were not here for any type of violence. and that there's a good chance that there's some positive relationship that a big could have been created here, which is once again the opposite of what the major media. because what kind of

america has become, what people are afraid to come out and pass, they want us to be scared to our whole need to capital on the other side of that thing, you would think that a positive people response and the protests will yield a minimal minimal response from the cost, but instead at more cost in more calls for peace began, you actually begin to see more swat team members arrive. and a lot of people are kind of confused. this is all on the way as russians had to the polls. the day 3 of the parliamentary ballot will look at more of the contenders time claims of interference when our special coverage regime and that's consuming the what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have. it's crazy plantation

let it be an arms race is often very dramatic. development only personally, i'm going to resist. i don't see how that strategy will be successful, very critical time time to sit down and talk the, the war may have become americans, but awarding the feet had become even way off. and what is unfolded? watershed moment. okay, we're down in history books. as a mocking beginning of the end of american preeminence, this is the end of america. i me, the news

the i get it's a 3rd final day of rushes. parliamentary election polling stations are now open and 10 of the countries 11 times owns. and in the far east regions wherein to the last few hours of polling nationwide turn out of so far reached almost 32 percent of the 2 days of voting. but there's still plenty of time for people to have the se 7 regents, including moscow, are also allowing people to cast their ballots online. an official say that up to 80 percent who registered on the electronic voting platform have now taken part of election isn't confined to plotted a russian crew. members on the international space station has made their choices

for the state. duma levinsky voted on line while appeal to the problem voted through his nominated person on terra firma. political analyst portion on he thinks that a valid or a major step forward for voting access every other country you're off and on or around the world. they've introduced similar things you to the pandemic. i think it's a safe way of allowing people to vote whether they have been vaccinated or they haven't been vaccinated. i think it's i think it's good. i don't see any bad things about it. russia stand strong and i don't think that will be for them in this election is moving forward, especially with how well everything is organized. i don't think that will be an intervention as i visited different areas in moscow. there. it's been amazing, the organization is doing fantastic video surveillance. i really don't think there is any room for anything to go wrong or any thought to happen. well, let's take a brief overview of the way the election works here and ship 450 m p 's from 225

electoral districts will be chosen to the state duma. they'll get a 5 year term, half reacted by majority voting based on one m p per constituency. as for the remaining 225, while they're made up by the parties who pass that all important 5 percent threshold to get through a mosque election of sources of already reported a 100 attacks on the election servers and partly blaming the west for it it comes as the e u parliament passed the resolution saying it won't recognize the state duma, if russia's election is deemed fraudulent. constantine roscoe reports. what is this if not foreign interference? not a single vote has yet been counted and brushes election, and yet the european parliament is talking about not recognizing the result and pass the motions saying the block will ignore the outcome. if a deems the vote was enough to european standards, of course not all the lawmakers back, the move with some incense that their colleagues over the veiled threat. we

surround russia with mesa basis, and we call them the aggressor. we support opposition groups and we accuse them a foreign interference. the european project is not being on remind and divided by russia by flight. the rank hypocrisy that is characterized in this report. it tells me that it is time to embark on a passive dialogue with the russian federation is time to stop listening to the american in europe is our continent from europe has a right to make a choice in favor of good relations with russia. alaska. moscow was not exactly impressed with the move either, but he guessed that it was stressed that the russian side has concrete evidence of violations of russian law by the u. s. internet platforms in the context of preparing and conducting the duma elections. it was stated that interference in the internal affairs of our country was categorically and admissible. we had also passed the relevant information through our embassy in washington to the u. s.

department of state. well, it's not the 1st time russia has been crying foul over outside interference in the selection. russia has, they refuse to go pre said us tech giant broke russian law relating to the preparation and holding of the russian state. tumor election. interference in our country, internal affairs is entirely unacceptable. first, let's talk about so called smart voting scheme, that russian opposition activist alex in nevada. and then his team came up with and to try to take away votes from united russia long standing ruling party that supports the kremlin. smart voting suggests you mark your ballot for a rival candidate who's most likely to be the candidate of the united russia in particular, constituency. russian authorities don't say that the tactic is something bad, per se, but they claim there is a link between smart voting and development, anti corruption fund, which was labeled and extremist organisation for inciting unauthorized demonstrations and defines of russia's cobra roles. but that's just a part of it. according to russia's foreign ministry,

certain smartphone apps facilitating smart voting were designed by employees of a firm run by people who have close ties with the pentagon, in the eyes of russian diplomats. this is a clear case of foreign interference in the country is election. plenty of materials have already been distributed through the communications watchdog and law enforcement agencies. ip addresses have been identified. it has been established that servers and technical support for the smart voting up, mainly come from the u. s. russian officials have shown no intention of letting this one slide and brought the issue during a meeting with the u. s. tech joins with us ambassador in moscow as well as handing over each row of documents regarding the large interference to the state department . the main message is, keep out of our election. it's related to the refusal of some online platforms to remove prohibited content. specific facts were handed over to the american ambassador. he promised to check this information while saying they don't have any

intelligence that someone could be breaking russian law. as a result, we've already seen apple and google came into the pressure and take down the values that dedicated to smart voting. however, in many other cases, americans take giants or failing to comply with russian laws by not removing illegal content like messages publicly calling on people to take part in an authorized demonstrations. and this is likely to remain a point of tension between moscow, washington and the with big tech as the do my election plays out. a total of 14 parties are in the running for seats in the state. and then throughout the week, we've been profiling each one and letting you know what they stand for. let's talk you through a couple mold and this morning. first off, the united russia, which is the de facto ruling party. it's also the largest in the country. it chairman is the former president and prime minister to meet him at the end of the party support the program of the current president. and among the goals is strengthening russians sovereignty. and he cannot make a gender include support for domestic industry with an emphasis on the high tech

sectors. there's also the policy of growth fate seen as a right wing liberal movement promoting the free market. it wants to see economist reforms and tax cuts for the working class. the party also wants parliament to have greater control over the executive branch of government. it picked up less than 2 percent of the vote in the last election of 5 years ago. finally for now, that's the centrist party of pensioners, which brands itself is a constructive opposition. some of its key manifesto, pledges are high a health care spending and improving the lives of the elderly, the move, and also got close to 2 percent of the vote in 2016 by. that's it from the room for now in 30 minutes will research. i live for multi selection h q, overlooking red square for the 3rd and final day of voting across russia. on news teams got everything covered for the policies. the pledges and the voters that tried to win over this we can get the best coverage of the parliamentary election.