it is rather dangerous with great britain and us say within a year they'll start withdrawing their troops from afghanistan despite almost their reports of attacks there an increasing number of victims in this country how do you think it's because our eyes government able to control the situation without foreign support. it's obvious that cause lies administration is a puppet government managed by occupation forces that this administration is corrupted but it isn't supported by the local population for the withdrawal two days were sent twenty eleven and the end of twenty fourteen initially those dates were determined after president obama's so-called afghan strategic policy was announced which included several points just increasing the presence of u.s. armed forces and that is the u.k. in afghanistan implementing programs for winning members of taliban over to their side and building up afghan forces we see today however that these programs aren't

working with the taliban movement has been seizing more control over the territory afghan armed forces remain in official american and allied forces keep losing more so we wonder whether this policy would result in stabilizing the situation. how does the situation in afghanistan in fact stability in which and in central asia are used. to factors which strongly affect the situation in the region drug trafficking in terrorism through a number of politicians in the west and in russia also have until recently seriously believe that the presence of the u.s. and allied troops in afghanistan is good including for russia because the united states and their allies are fighting drug trafficking and terrorism i always prefer giving concrete facts in october two thousand and nine the united nations states in a very professional and comprehensive report absolutely clearly the time u.s. troops went to afghanistan. no drugs were cultivated in the taliban controlled

areas with an absolute record in this respect eight thousand two hundred tons was set in two thousand and seven after the us troops had rived in afghanistan no comment here a second in that report mr costa the deputy special representative to the united nations secretary general who's also the head of the un office on drugs and crime said the drugs were not the biggest problem can you imagine it given the fact that thirty or forty thousand russians were nearly dying of drug abuse today these figures a much higher europe also has a high death toll from drugs terrorism well before the u.s. troops came to afghanistan we had absolutely no trustworthy information about the taliban participation in raids in the territories or central asian states. in one thousand nine hundred nine. in two thousand on the contrary we know that those militants infiltrated from the territory if you start to where they'd come from northern afghanistan or which at that time was being controlled by the northern

alliance and the u.s. and the taliban regime. in july and august on another central asian country was hit by massive ethnic clashes with hundred stat is there any danger that we could could see a repeat. of that if not you know back in april i warned about this kind of scenario for southern star which just of all the situation in southern kyrgyzstan had been intensively destabilized or second into ethnic tensions that are also high in that region of southern regions of open to that part of. it which borders on afghanistan and that is also open war with so those who want to stage provocations and heats up the situation can easily attract militants. so they will all preconditions with the outbreak of violence with the world community it was pretty. big now we're talking about a death toll in two thousand and huge number of injured simply presented. destroyed

the worst is that the preconditions for further tension remain but they haven't vanished into ethnic tension remains and still there are people interested in kindling ethnic tension preconditions should be eliminated now there are plans to send fifty two placement. who are supposed to do something that will but what can fifty two unarmed men do. is not if anything happens to these policemen orders will be given to bring in armed units to start if he's going to send military units there of course it's nato as a u.s. military base in a french air base and a one hundred fifty four thousand nato military contingent in afghanistan with more of the problem if that happens we will witness a very interesting situation that will resemble the one in kosovo by the way at the end of last year the u.s. senate held hearings on the situation in central asia of course five of that report described as a failed state which might disintegrate and the threat of active western

interference according to the cost of a scenario is realistic but many in congress stand don't want to that to happen they would be welcomed russian troops and meet them with bread and salt but in no way the western ones this is a very serious contradiction which may lead to serious consequences. does days ago thousands of secret pentagon documents were leaked to the public why it happened to think. obviously there are political groups who raise the question of the ineffectiveness of u.s. troops intelligence and other services in afghanistan and right now they deliberately dwelling on the war in afghanistan in detail to explain that it's useless they've spent over four hundred billion dollars one american soldier costs one million dollars a year so they spend one hundred billion dollars directly on soldiers apart from other expenses which are high as well and the result is actually nothing you think that's why they start right. such questions and giving publicists he to various

documents relating to the issue. that probably the secret service is. wary about us if so why hasn't he been captured or killed. he's a person who knows a lot closer together with the cia with saudi arabian intelligence that was acquainted with the head of saudi arabian intelligence that. he has a great knowledge of many contacts into agency intelligence claims he works with the us intelligence we might be so that somebody is interested in his presence in this place americans say that they fight against al qaeda in pakistan and afghanistan but the u.n. reports that in afghanistan there are less than three hundred al qaeda members in comparison with the one hundred fifty four thousand u.s. personnel and according to our information they are no more than one hundred people

even less if you understand what this means when there are one hundred or three hundred terrorists against the one hundred fifty four thousand army for the symbol should remain otherwise there is a question are they doing with. one of they see is major political global events was signing a new start treaty between russia and the u.s. how do you think how will. an american senate. parts they've been hearings in the state duma and the foreign affairs committee of the united russia and the fair russia party support the treaty the liberal democratic party is against it they have a weak argument but it's their choice the communists are in doubts and tend to be against it too but all the same we're gathering votes but in the end it depends on the outcome in america of course there are opponents of this treaty who is sure that it does not comply with the u.s. interests let's now turn to another part of the plan. north korea which. ties

between u.s. and south korean military forces and has threatened to respond how do you think how dangerous is the situation on the korean peninsula so if. north korea would have been destroyed long ago if they did not have ten or twelve warheads nobody knows whether they have them or not for sure but it's enough for military containment for both south korea and america that's why they're holding the exercise there i know little about the north korean regime but i definitely know that it's very archaic and more dangerous his sort of mixture of the middle ages with a pseudo marxist slogan and this regime is dangerous for the entire world and in my opinion that's the regime we should take for all kinds of sanctions against makes dangerous to threaten them with weapons because we cannot predict their reaction and they also have a several million strong army which can cross the border and this may lead to any number of consequences as an empire mauna kea power which could collapse at any moment toward the world economy is slowly recovering in

a sleep due to the economic growth in asia and especially in china how big do you think is the genes for all politics today the third of the work i want to join is said to be the locomotive of the world economy this is why there are a lot of things that depend on china we should give the chinese credit for having created over the last few decades a powerful economy that in addition to everything else is just around the corner from where we are politically i think the chinese are aimed at strengthening their economic might they're pursuing a very aggressive economic policy everywhere central asia africa and god knows where else even in afghanistan it's a case of expansion directed at grabbing raw material resources china is building up its power base to presumably they have one hundred nuclear warheads more than we believe they have it's a powerful army perspectively it's a very dangerous expansion prone state all of this is pointing to a possibility this is. later they go in to embark on

a policy of active expansion it's dangerous for us to say that china is all strategic and it is one but in relation to that we should also have powerful forces of all right with a powerful economy and be ready for a show of strength and the question many russians and europeans have worried about how real a chance a visa free regime between the wrestlers would be i think the e.u. is concerned i have asked having a visa free regime with certain central asian states by drugs and the terrorist threat coming from this is why the europeans are wary but basically we should of course seek a visa free regime it's realistic but we're realistic in the short time is anyone's guess if you were going to thank you very much simone for.

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up in smoke a russian air base is reportedly just straw and along with millions of dollars of military hardware in deadly fires triggered by the intense heat wave. jewish homeland israel's government stands accused of blatant racism and passing increasingly discriminatory laws. also archie throwing

a lifeline to the russian government's much needed drive to stage attention his medical facilities to help the seriously ill in the caucasus. many more details coming up on those stories at five pm moscow time up next here with the latest sports. hello there welcome to the sport here on r.t. and these are the headlines. on the move spotlight keep her petticoats enjoying spurs while celtic's mcgeady could be on his way to more sky. plus we have a net busting round up from game week fifteen of the russian premier league. and it's a record india's sachin tendulkar becomes the world's most capped test cricketer. but we start with a full spot at moscow to keep a stiff pay petticoat that will join english side spirits in

a year long loan deal the current sure international has been linked the premiership league side of the past few seasons but the thirty one year old has finally made the move after losing his number one spot. to sergei percy a call for tottenham manager harry redknapp. to provide competition to go mess. meanwhile spot are aiming to bring in another play today celtic and island wing aiden mcgeady is asked to discuss a possible transfer it's believed the twenty four year old could cost the muscovites side nearly fifteen million u.s. dollars b.d.d. is currently sidelined with a cough injury i missed this week champions league qualifier celtic post braga hoops manager neil lennon believed to be his last game for the glasgow so i. i. mean whilst the big currently live bottom of the russian premier league after their three two defeat to ten man tom yesterday was the first top flight

siberian darby but is any still the lead the league with their unbeaten record intact as the season reached its halfway stage with a round up now of all the action from game week fifteen it is. scary. that's sad. there's no. live live . live

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now are in europe tonight belgian side and could take another step towards qualifying for the champions league they host welsh league side do you say in the second leg of their third qualifying round the belgians with a three one advantage from the first leg and are a big upset should make it through to the playoffs that will determine who make the group stage is also playing tonight they have to overturn the one they'll deficit against f.c.s. pull. elsewhere chile coach my child i would be a. contract with the national side keeping him in charge until the twenty fifth day and that means the origin time when neither side through to will copper america's qualifying for the next world cup in brazil however the recent polls which allows them to terminate the contract for the football federation president. is not re-elected next season. led chile to the last sixteen of the world cup in south africa. it is understood liverpool are considering as many as six different offers to buy the club the latest chinese businessman kenny when he wants

a deal to be done within the next two weeks a little veiled roy hodgson as their new manager last month and wang is offering to clear liverpool's debts and give hodgson funds to buy in more plays before the transfer deadline and at the end of the month he also wants to build a new stadium for liverpool. values the club at around three hundred twenty five million pounds americans tom hicks and george gillette put the club up for sale around four months ago. a bit of history has been made to date sachin tendulkar has become the world's most capped test cricketer the indian batsmen taking to the field against sri lanka in colombo this morning in what is his hundred sixty nine match for his country and the office of passing the record previously held by former australian captain stately all he made his international debut for india when he was just sixteen back in one thousand nine thousand nine hundred forty days match was helping to promote next to his cricket world cup to be hosted by sri lanka india and bangladesh fourteen countries will take part and doctor believes it

will be a show to be tragic. i'd like to reiterate that you know this is a great opportunity for you she had a continent to beat this world cup and all of us present here and also the players the remaining players. people from. india and bangladesh because their responsibility to make this a grand you rent and also the tourists who travel across to support their it would be a good idea let's let's make it something to remember and cherish about formula one now michael schumacher says the story after his dangerous move during the one daring grand prix the german rock rubens barrichello pushing the brazilian scar to begin centimeters of a concrete wall in budapest the driver will be penalized ten places the next grand prix in belgium and on his website schumacher admitted his move against barack color was seeing hard in the story of his former teammate how it felt to be put in

danger by a callow belief that should have been black. some funny nigerian summer pace's says he's confident he can beat a heavyweight champion. the pair will meet on september eleventh. a regional opponent the russian alexander privette can fail to show. at a press conference pay to make sure he was in his press conference in front of the i.d.f. and be a champion and won through avenge the defeat at the hands of the ukraine in two thousand and five in atlantic city and nigeria. three times before losing on points and just. says he's ready. i mean he. belonged to me. i. think. everybody that. tool. is not going to be long i don't have to say on september eleventh my crew would talk for me thank you brings us to the end of the sport for the moment we've

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seriously ill in the caucasus. with news from russia and around the world you're watching r t with me now a first stop forest fires which are spreading through central russia have claimed more than forty lives the unprecedented heat wave that sparked the blazes has left moscow suffocating under a blanket of heavy smog that's crossed our t's natalia novack of our who is in the center of the capital and peter oliver who joins us and he's been looking into a fire at a military air base that's going to you first peter what can you tell us about this fire and how serious was it. well initially we were hearing reports that this air base in the moscow region that fallen victim to the flames in this two hundred aircraft costing around twenty billion rubles it being destroyed though we have

heard from the military and they've confirmed that there was a fire however saying that this fire took place not with the. equipment was with so much money where these airplanes were but in a place where decommissioned hardware in vehicles were being stored over the stands at the moment no journalists being able to get in to actually to see water has been destroyed by those fires around russia many places that people just can't go to try and find out what is happening because the the by is also severe also in central russia in the region there's an ongoing military firefighting operation to try and make sure that the flames don't get too close to a major new killer facility in that area a state of emergency has been called in seven russian regions we've seen over forty people killed so far in these in these fires across the country more than three hundred injured and to see.