RT News - August 14 2021 (17:00 MSK)

Stunned by the Taliban's rapid advance towards Kabul, the UN urges the militant group to halt the violence in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, the president refuses to step down, going against a key Taliban condition for a peace deal. That, while Afghan nationals who have risked their lives assisting foreign militaries now fear violent retaliation from the resurgent Taliban. We speak to a former translator who asked for his identity to be concealed for his and his family's safety. A state of emergency over unprecedented wildfires has been expanded to cover two vast regions in eastern Russia now. More than 7-million hectares of Siberian forest are affected. An RT news crew reports from the frontline.