RT News - August 21, 2018 (12:00 MSK)

Heavy fighting is underway between Afghan forces and insurgents in central Kabul. Earlier in the day, the Taliban launched a missile attack on the diplomatic district of the city. As the Syrian army gears up to retake the militant-held enclave of Idlib, western media outlets warn of a civilian massacre potential. The same outlets, though, fail to mention the area is under the control of jihadist groups accused of war crimes. A young Russian boy whose mother is severely ill and in need of difficult-to-obtain medication - appeals to locals in his city, to help save her. We look at what the response to his appeal was.