RT News - August 14 2021 (12:00 MSK)

Stunned by the Taliban's rapid advance towards Kabul the UN urges the militant group to halt the violence in Afghanistan. That, while Afghan nationals who have risked their lives assisting foreign militaries now fear 'violent retaliation' from the resurgent Taliban. We speak to one former translator who asked for his identity to be concealed for his and his families safety. A 'State of emergency' because of unprecedented wildfires has been 'expanded' to cover two vast regions in eastern Russia now. More than 7 million hectares of Siberian forest have been affected. RT's Anton Krasovsky and his crew are on the front line.