Afghanistan likely to take center stage at BRICS summit
Leaders of the BRICS nation are meeting virtually with India chairing the summit. Afghanistan is expected to take center stage as many believe the recent US pullout from that country signals a new age in international relations where BRICS nations are bound to play a bigger role. RT America’s Alex Mihailovich has the story. (1:03) For more on the summit, Former UK MP George Galloway weighs in. (5:28) A new analysis reveals that US airstrikes killed at least 22K civilians since the attacks on September 11th. In total about 100K airstrikes were conducted with a major uptick in drone strikes specifically under President Obama and continuing into the Trump administration. RT’s Eisa Ali has more details. (13:02) Retired Lt. Col of the US Air Force Karen Kwiatkowski and national organizer for the Black Alliance for Peace Ajamu Baraka join a panel to share their perspectives. (15:10)