Been job to learning about will it is families and communities the world faces a major tomato crisis as california a leading processor, struggles with serious drought, comforting a big rise in tomato product prices like ketchup. Im finding a, sorry for that, and i dont find that to start with. Also in the program we bring special coverage of the chaotic us withdrawal from afghanistan, exactly one year after the taliban re took control of cob. Ah, it is 7 am in moscow, 9 oclock in the hall, and 930. 00 in new delhi way Independence Day is being celebrated across all the region will go live there for a special reporting, just a few minutes on how to international. But for now to some frontline news for you, hit us kick off the program. Its a russian lead forces advanced in don bass that reaching key strongholds of ukrainian troops in that region. Recently the town of pesky, which ukrainian fight has used to attack danielle residential areas, fell under the control all of the dont ask republic, soldiers, or russian, that forces have also taken a Strategic Point on the outskirts of said ask. And one or 2 crew visited the capture the positions near there. Where dont yet scare public forces face kracken. Kracken is an ukranian neo nazi battalion. Cameras are a rare oddity here. Commanding offices are dazzled by our unannounced visit, but seized the chance to parade the evolution of their advance. This may be about 1500 meters towards the ukrainian positions. From where we are right now, im talking about the town of save ask. This is the main hot spot on this direction. Basically the Russian Forces and the forces of the guns peoples republic. They are advancing on a very wide section of the front. So this is the northernmost point of this advance. And basically what theyre trying to do is theyre trying to, well, in circle severson on this ration from the north, ukraines and nationalists battalions like kracken for instance. Theyre ukranian, nazis very much like to that of as of, they are the ones who are holding off. Theyre the ones who are basically defending their the frontline defenses of the town of servers. The kracken proudly brands itself as an elite unit, but outside their promo videos. The battalions reputation is overshadowed by the cross its ease and lawlessness. Its members and global notoriety when they were caught on video torturing russian prisoners of war. Also in part, the unit has been formed of current convicts who will move from theirselves to the frontline, Vice President zalinski soda. And this video, a russian grown tracks. One of the kracken fighters to his companies trenches. From that point. The artillery takes over rounds from artillery doors were back and forth routinely here to ukrainian tank sleeve from the shelling. As 2 bright orange spots to the right suggest to moore didnt make it. No one wanted to fight people submitted rapport, story to service, but they just burned them. We had poor training, we were only taught to move by 2 or 3 people, assemble and disassemble our guns and shoot. Were not taught to advance at all, were absolutely not ready for this. When we were shelled, we were told to retreat. Something exploded behind me and wounded me. They left me under a tree and abandoned me. I waited until morning than realised that they would not come and get me. So i began to crawl through the forest. I crawled for 2 days until the russian soldiers found me as we exclude the captured town, 2 soldiers accompanying us notice a suspicious item. And in their words, its better safe than sorry, well leave as command as our dishing out new orders. The offensive goes on august, dawn of reporting from the don bass. R. C. Exactly 75 years ago, 2 centuries of British Colonial rule over india came to an end giving birth to 2 independent states. One of them, of course, is pakistan. But tens of thousands gathered at a rally organized by the former Prime Ministers, political party, celebrating the countries Independence Day of people was seen holding flags and banners, condemning interference by quote foreign powers. The former pakistani Prime Minister in but on con, has vowed to fight what he called quote, real freedom. Oh fights of real freedom will continue until we get rid of this imported government and elections are held. We will struggle together. Im against this slavery. Let me make it clear. I wont let this nation based slave. I will unite this nation. We as a nation will pay off our debt by working together this i got, i live burning, i guess on 7 days a. We talked to when they leave us over the 5 years, i guess bond is sitting on the cross own. We dont have our direction. We on struggling for anyone. I forgot to be. Im wrong. We say on this day it is august. I think this really because hes demanding an extra immigrant me and he says or need oxygen . I diesel extra. Dandy brenner, slightly know. This is a hockey stadium. It was hockey, stored in wagon and paper, and i gathered it. Dodie. Martin. Exit with its not accepting this government. Got our sovereign because this is a game here. Is dormer on initiated by the coast . What is the by the americans and supported by the army and the judy really as a marketing prison election night, even in austin own with public for hollywood. Oh, you are on the other. So both focused on an india celebrating the Independence Anniversary today, and not contributor r t t who joins me now live from the city of data. And in india where its just often 9 30 in the morning. A very good morning to you asi. This is a potentially one of the biggest celebrations in your countrys history. What are your expectations for today . Well, in just complete 75 years off its independence and its it, it is a historic occasion that is and to says, embarrass inaji. There is joy in moscow. Tom gosh, me to connect. Marty, and right now i am in there on the Capital City Office dot com and i can see people are over joyce, that is be expectation that india has gone very far from 947 been we got independence from the british and we have achieved so much accomplishment and progress in the last 75 years. That debt is no way anybody can stop india from here on. There is clearly an excitement that india is going to make progress in science and technology in as it is in our democracy, is a big asset for india. And india is timing and also does especially women in parliament. I think the Prime Minister in his speech today emphasized that india has to be independent. India has to be independent, not only economically, militarily, but socially as well. So that message has gone down ready . Well, across the country. We are going to see in the next few days that this celebration will continue with lot of rigor and energy. All right, ill contribute a r t t crew. Joining us lie for this big day of Independence Celebrations across india and pakistan. Thanks very much for that. Or meantime, our correspondent, orange, and shot him. I visited villages on indias border with pakistan and brings us more on how the 2 countries became divided amidst the triumphal skin dells independence. In the summer of 1947, a line of separation was drawn by british barrister. It was called the partition almost of 1947 ratcliffe to align bordering india and pakistan. That line also divided this way, part of punjab, tearing apart will edges, families and communities now hindu than seeks on one side and the muslims on the other. 75 years own. We meet doors whose life was changed forever by hastily drawn borders. This is the north and in state of punjab. The historic homeland of the sikhs. We visited quietly, a will each in the good asp or district barely a few miles from the india pakistan, bordeaux 104 year old miller rom is one of the few living partitions of i was in the village there her little brother here, government we left our entire life across the border, our old life no longer existed than what we had to start afresh. No memories of days gone by. Come back to me and that garden in spring where there was all that shit of chatter. He may have left pakistan, but pakistan has stayed with him in more ways than one, even to day. He rides the canes in order and keeps them close to his heart. In another which we meet, could pulsing, his grandchildren and great grandchildren have all moved to big cities. Hes decided to steal his forest home. His ancestral village is only a few miles from your just across the border in pakistan. 3 years ago, he got his long awaited result with it in his childhood home in pakistan was a dream come true. Brenda. I went to my village, my home, i cried alara, those who live the house that was once mine, were happy to see me. They wanted to give me a gift of it, but i said, i wont take, but give a gift. I gave money and a blessing to the children living in the house. A few will just father also by the border stands. The rows are shut iif dark, all the sacred islamic shine fell on the indian side when the partition line was drawn. As many feet shines ended up on the pakistani side. He or the entire willing around 80 families that came from ceos court in pakistan have maintained the structure for 75 years like their own. And you have the whole village takes care of the dagger. We come here every day. She needs the lights out. The lamp right here across the river, robbie, the sun is setting in pakistan. Its hard to imagine that this line, this border didnt even exist 75 years ago, but the border is a reality. And despite living to the pain of partition many, so i was have chosen to remember the love with the pain ruins and sharma, arte but job just a bit later in the program. Here when i see we continue to cover the celebration of indias Independence Day, which also took place right here in moscow, rasa is celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations with india, with a band where on the 4th day, out of 4 days of celebrations of india day here in moscow and let me show you what its like because point labs, its pretty ground polar me for the roof, i guess a taste of Indian Culture that report is coming up the o from california, the worlds leading processor of tomatoes faces and historic drought combined with storing costs of fuel labor and fertilizer, scott produces worried about a shortage of product, the world over the income of packing and co, which supply some of the largest us food browns is selling tomato paste at prices 80 percent higher than last year. Of course, consumers are the ones bearing the costs with the price of tomatoes sauce in july, way up compared to last year and catch up. Also seeing a big price hike as well. And california peaked in tomato output in 2015. Its been falling ever since. According to the u. S. Department of agriculture 2022 is shaping up to continue the trend. The industry says this years harvest will fall below 11000000 tons. So we went and got reaction on the streets of america. A. Sorry for that, and i dont find that this is probably more but more of an effect on the fast Food Industry than and then the household with household, with children, you know, as part of their as part of their, their daily or weekly routine. Every press paper, a restore, are going to assume, turning in everything twice as high as it was in the shelves are fully stocked. Theyre expecting to come down. So we cannot just be in a better benefit for us in our family. And i have to leave more on prices on food, and i just like, wow, what a global shortage of tomatoes is also expected due to high temperatures and key regions over the next few decades. With the u. S. Italy in china to see supplies declined further. That is, according to the nature food journal, as well another american delegation has arrived in tie one for a 2 day visit to the island. This, despite existing tensions, fueled, of course, by us, how speak a policies recent visit to the chinese territory. The delegation is led by us tenants at maki is accompanied by 4 other lawmakers from the states. The group will meet with local politicians, discussing Regional Security bilateral relations and trade. A Taiwanese Ministry of defense reported several Chinese Military aircraft and naval ships near the island just 2 hours before the u. S. Plane touched down less than 2 weeks ago. Of course, policies visit to the territories or an outraged china respond with full scale live fire military exercises all around the island. We spoke with a Asian Affairs analyst on nelson wong who fears that ty ones p. R stands with washington could end up hurting in the long run. This is quite apparent that the u. S. Is drawn to, you know, pope china to keep poking china, keep irritating china, to basically to parade attention to, to increase the patient across the pie. One straight, this is a serious move of the us that i think the International Community should be fully aware of it. Because this is not helpful to read, you know, security in the asia pacific. This is detrimental. They are playing with fire and this is not good. And i think countries around the world and being this region should try their best to contain what the u. S. Is trying to do. The leadership in taiwan might be welcoming such trips. I think the people in taiwan are fully aware of whats going on and they want to live a peaceful life. And if the leadership in collaboration was outside forces to try to stir up the fire, this is a very dangerous move and its not good at all. And i think the people in taiwan should be against that today reduced our special coverage, mocking one year since the u. S. Withdrew from afghanistan, leaving the taliban to re take control of cobble and the country i do not regret my decision to end america. War fighting, afghanistan and maintain a laser focused on our Counterterrorism Mission there and other parts of the world ah, a report by the Us House Foreign Affairs committee has been leaked and is proportionally deeply critical of washingtons plans and execution of the afghan withdrawal. As we understand, nearly 75000. 00 afghans are still stuck there waiting for special immigrant visas. This comes off to they were allegedly only 36 state Department Officials on the ground at the cobbled airport a year ago to help those on the list to get out. A us congressman Michael Mccaul lambasted the disconnect between Us Intelligence services and the white house who were organizing the evacuation. There are many, since if you will, there was a complete, a failure to plan. There was no plan and it was there was no plant execute. There was a disconnect between, you know, it tells its on the ground and what the white house is doing. In this report. The says it all, there is no way were gonna evacuate Embassy Personnel from hole covers like we did in vietnam. You know, of course, we know that happened. What artes retro blevins has more and how are washingtons bet on the former government failed in just 10 days . One year after the botched chaotic and deadly end of the u. S. War and afghanistan, there are still countless questions about how and why the world leading Intelligence Agency got it so wrong. When the time came to leave the country, the u. S. Had been occupying for 20 years after all, even President Biden express. Nothing but confidence before he made the official call. Is a tale bomb take over against that now, inevitable . No, it is none. Because you have the ap can troops have 300000 well equipped as well as crypt is any army in the world and an air force against Something Like 75000 colored mine . It is not in weeks later, it was a very different story. When the us withdrew from the country, the government, they had spent 2 decades building and supporting fell apart. And it took the taliban just 10 days to gain control of the countrys capital. Notably faster than it took the u. S. To do so when an invaded back in 2001, ah ah, how is it possible that multiple reports from, for intelligence agencies in the u. S. Managed to get this situation so wrong, that even the same mainstream outlet who had spent 20 years justifying the u. S. Militarys presence in the country were forced to admit what a disaster it was. Us intelligence officials are pushing back on the charge that they were caught off guard by the rapid collapse of afghanistans government for 20 years. We know the taliban, we have people on the ground. And yet you, the u. S. Was caught unaware, and completely off guard to the commander of us forces in afghanistan. Alerted the pentagon. Cobble could be surrounded within 30 day, an alarming prediction. The turned out to be way off. What hes talking about here is a failure of intelligence. So we saw across the world we saw in washington, knew the pentagon had no idea this was happening. However, what the us learn the hard way was that just because it spent nearly 90000000000. 00 training, the afghan defensive Security Forces did not mean that their army of around 300000. 00 would be able to take on the taliban without the u. S. Military there to support them. And yes, thats despite the claims made by the biden administration, that they just needed to strengthen their unity and political will in order to succeed. Ultimately, the African National security defends versus had the equipment, numbers and training to fight back. They have what they need, what they need to determine is if they have the political will to fight back. And if they have the ability to unite as a, as leaders to fight back. And thats really where it stands at this point. As it turned out, the 20 year long reliance on the u. S. Military proved to be much more than the white house expected. And after they were abandoned by their allies, the will of the Afghan Forces to attempt to fight back against the taliban fell apart in record time when the us announced a total withdrawal that sent a signal to Afghan Soldiers and police that the end was near. And converted chronically poor motivation into acute collapse as nobody wanted to be. The last man standing after the others gave up. There was