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whether he'll be extradited to sweden over allegations of. drugs in afghanistan is intensifying with a new player joining the fight. drugs quartet has been formed in moscow with russia pakistan. or pledging to support. well on the sidelines of the meeting talked to the afghan drug chiefs and that discussion is coming up next. i wanted to have million russians are addicted to heroin in afghanistan produces ninety percent of the drug a u.n. resolution describes the flow from this central asian country as a threat to international peace and stability here with me today is the counter in

a quarter misters that our money thank you very much minister for being with me today. thank you i'm glad to talk to you. today d n e a while you're more than dry says about sixty five billion dollars that's five times bigger than the country's national budget who is behind this industry who takes the most benefit from it. we do want out of the afghanistan itself as a victim of that evil afghanistan as a country with nine hundred sixty thousand drug addicts which is why we say afghanistan as a victim of drugs it's a great evil for our country smugglers make huge profits we can say for certain and prove that international terrorists are active in the part of afghanistan where opium is grown and drugs are manufactured these are the most problematic areas of our country home on provinces one of those there is no doubt that afghanistan was responsible for ninety percent of the world's opium production although opium is

grown and provinces that lack security they are the most troubled provinces there are international terrorist groups there that are very active we have already managed to cleanse twenty provinces of opium they are now ruled by law we don't have any problems with those provinces do minister say that the international terrorists mistaken the most benefit from it right that's correct. let us judge fairly afghanistan as a major manufacturer of opium responsible for ninety percent of it on the other hand it's obvious that the poppy is grown in the most restless areas this proves that there is a link to international terrorist organizations on the taliban studies indicate of the taliban receives one hundred twenty five million dollars from drug exports therefore we can say international terrorists the taliban and organized crime groups are involved those involved can be divided into two categories those inside the country and foreign groups with certain connections the international terrorists on crime groups encourage opium farming afghanistan only produces opium

which you made out of as a precursor. to turn it into her own up to thirteen hundred tons afghanistan does not produce them where they come from obviously there's an international network trafficking these precursors that's why we say that the drug problem is not localized in afghanistan it's international when we say that millions of russians die from drugs nine hundred sixty thousand afghans are addicted to. afghanistan's efforts alone will not be enough afghans consumed five percent of the drugs while the other ninety five percent are exported that's why we insist on international cooperation in the struggle against drug trafficking what is your strategy for fighting the up in trade. the drug problem has a domestic and an international side according to the strategy we've developed to fight opium exports we're trying to help our peasants financially so that they don't have to grow opium poppies most afghan peasants eighty percent of them are

extremely poor they have very little land so they grow the poppy to make a living the other twenty percent are major landowners who rent out their land plots for opium farming and and. out of this group thirteen percent are landowners involved in drug production to get poor peasants to give up opium farming the government has devised an a program encouraging them to grow other crops such as wheat but we need international support all also important in the strategy is the reduction of demand for drugs we also intend to take measures to increase the efficiency of our law enforcement structures which help fight the scourge. but what concrete steps i empowered to take more of them which are. the counter-narcotics ministry persists on regional cooperation now joint bilateral operations against drug dealers are carried out in the country along with iran and pakistan what operations are to dick a star also in our plans in the past four years thousands of tons of narcotic drugs

have been seized talking about concrete steps and international support russia advocates burning their poppy crop why cannot this be done. before i can say specifically that there are certain problems in the areas where the afghan government can do something against the opium poppy it has done so twenty provinces have been cleansed of opium plantations however in a provinces war is going on with international coalition forces present the afghan army and the afghan national police force so certain problems are there and there are areas where the afghan government is not in control in this respect earlier one hundred ninety seven thousand hectares of land were used to grow opium poppy that figure has been reduced to one hundred twenty three thousand or forty seven percent drop the progress is apparent if we destroy the opium fields this would result in our anger the angry children of those farmers will take revenge and join the taliban these problems did exist are existing and will exist therefore if we've

managed to cut opium production by forty five percent it's only one aspect as a result of this reduction opium prices have soared by two hundred percent which by itself proves there is a huge demand which in turn as an incentive for the farmers to grow poppies destroying opium fields doesn't help it's not the solution at the same time i'm not saying i'm in favor of poor peasants growing opium poppy but it is a problem that our society has to face poor people have the right to live and to earn a living they must be offered an alternative and they must be helped so they could give up growing poppies this way we can solve the problem. afghans themselves never grew poppies before the problem came to the country together with the war it's the result of the impoverishment brought on by drought on the one hand and by war on the other and the poppy has a very short time to harvest that's why they chose that way and you've mentioned terms of agriculture the e.u. and us donate about half a billion dollars to

a turns of agriculture in afghanistan each year but many believe they smile disappears into a corrupt political system can you explain how this happens. fighting drugs is very complicated on it requires a very comprehensive approach it's obvious that efforts taken so far by the government of afghanistan have brought some results in twenty provinces the poppy is not grown anymore also five thousand drug dealers are now in jail has also been provided to poor peasants regional corp has of course been very helpful that we see the provinces where the war still rages on where there is no security account for ninety eight percent of all poppy and opium production so this is the huge problem that there is no security in those regions so can the country is donating their money to get it stand sure that they smile it will go to what it is supposed to go . about what you mentioned donated money disappearing i should say that

of all the money allocated towards fighting drug crimes the afghan government spends twenty to thirty percent with the remaining seventy percent spent by the donors themselves they have their own projects which they found themselves so if you're talking about international cooperation international efforts in fighting drugs so who are going to stan's key partners in this war. the biggest donors the usa and also britain how does afghanistan a great deal but still this help is not enough and should be expanded besides i think that the efficiency and. capabilities of our drug police in afghanistan should be increased the capabilities of grown recently but it's not enough similarly drug peace and to having the same problems now and that country needs help to solve our joint efforts could bring tangible results yes investment of going to start very claims you are associated with the drug mafia in afghanistan

and the t. what support for elimination of eighty fifteen thousand dollars a vote what do you say to these accusations. i have not heard carl icahn very say anything about me i'm not sure he may have said anything of this kind because he is very pleased with my work and we have closely cooperated with each other he has always encouraged us and has taken an active part in the fight against narcotics i have always worked in a transparent way clearly and precisely there have been no accusations against me and my work is transparent for the first time in history the russian diplomat has had in the united nations office on drugs and crime what difference do you think will his appointment make to the war on afghan. the unit of. the united nations drugs and crime officers an independent organization within the un it's up to him to lead it we will wait and see how efficient his work will be we hope to work together and with good results. u.s.

general says that president karzai is the missing link in the war on drugs in afghanistan that his inaction has allowed herin flourish as his accountant aquatics minister would have to say to that. president karzai has been responsible in fulfilling his duties and the results are there twenty provinces i told you earlier have been cleansed of opium poppy some progress has been made in other areas president karzai attitude to these problems is a very responsible i don't agree with what general mcneill had to say. according to the agreements reached before twenty fourteen. the afghans will assume responsibility for security in the country i am sure when they've assumed as honored charge of their own country the efficiency of their work will grow at the same time i can assure you of the struggle against international terrorism and narcotic drugs is not a matter of one or two days it's a very long process this fight will continue for that international efforts are

needed to have bases abroad destroyed afghanistan will be fighting for the hearts. thank you very much minister for the time when we show country and afghan people peace and prosperity in the nearest future thank you very much the. wealthy british style. is not on the title of. markets why not come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kinds a report. is

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a founder of the website is still in a british jail waiting to find out whether he'll be extradited to sweden over allegations of. the sports with. hello there thanks for watching the sport and this is what is coming up. carp in the slums hooligans a spotlight of the champions league. class staying alive to scar grab a crucial victory in basketball zeroed in. on the bad back forces heavyweight champ got him a klitschko to put his latest book. that stop the champions league where the final group games took place last night spot out moscow bowing out of the competition despite a two one win over saline in slovakia a game delayed by twenty five minutes after sparta fans three flares and invaded

the pitch well afterward spot at money plenty carney said authorities need to get tougher with troublemakers after the place had to leave the field twice he had already failed to make the knockout stages came from behind when she won the gold alex and it's in the muscovites finishing third in group and drop down to the europa league where they will be seeded chelsea top the group despite losing one nil away tomorrow we are going to finish the discrete change after a foreigner win overall they're getting benzino with a trick ac milan take second spot despite losing playing all the time to act elsewhere buying big bars with a finished comfortable lead to group a roma got the point they need to make the knockout stages alongside them to shut down their nets can make the next round for the first time winning group h. after victory over braga and arsenal got the win they needed overpasses and belgrade to make sure they go through the second spots.

you can never say but you don't grieve when you moron long but. i think. the resources to school and judging the last twenty minutes of it would drop pretty to be true. sure i was always contradictory would qualify but you never know now let's move to basketball where tear scar have maintained their small chance of reaching the last sixteen of the euro league the army men beating valencia at home and again they had to win and watching it was flat in a speed that. it's a very difficult situation foots a sky and the euro leak the one just wants in there bears seven games and will laugh was only mathematical chances to proceed to the next each enter meaning invention they needed to beat the lands the army man showed they were up for base major dirty own say sky was showing perhaps their best offensive play this season

while in that sag they were in line and beat san to meet the sick i will i be placed there however i meet in the game things to be at a club where one of the most talented young players you're a player made if you why don't people injures he would eventually become because corey player of the night was the fifteen points to scott cape for a pseudo jr hold'em had one of these games this season and in seven to see sticky split team points and these down by john gordon pull different side down by nine is doing it for me the glory and seem to be moved by ancient than me so decisive shorts and say is gone for the week i don't play great before helping to. test the sure i'm just playing a lot and there's little. to the right also.

gives us a real without their quarrels. that young enough that they were already in play all of us this was where they were good and us in all fairness to the defense of the seventy three to sixty free the final score there the for security we could say is cause recently we did get pushed me to sheffield and i of course know everything defense and he's psych now but certainly not just told to scott continue to lead by the midst of our hearts. as a result of things boss at the stilson a simple seven thousand post side were missing the top scorers because of it the fs in genesis for that. however david or keynes was the top scorer for the win this week twenty four point five this is three rebounds and two steals both teams in the world for around the world get to decide to play the sport in a group elsewhere in group b. belgium still has a chance of making the top sixteen after

a seventy five sixty one when i was approached baskets of germany and c.n.a. became the first team to reach seven victories this season after crushing javan a sixty six eighty two on the right wing group see. another news boxing heavyweight champion vowed to make klitschko has pulled out of this weekend's showdown with derek shura at the cranium was jus to defend his i.b.s. titles against the brit but has problems at all muscle forcing the thirty four year old to cancel the five for those expected he could be back in the ring within six weeks just sora earned a shot at klitschko after improving his record to fourteen wins and no defeats following victory in the september although it's thought. david haye would be clinched goes next opponent. there is nine months to go into the rugby world cup gets underway in new zealand russia will be there for the first time in our correspondent richard caught up one of the game's greatest former all blacks

captain sean france patrick he says the new boys have it all to get. russia's recent results haven't been good last time i had they were fresh by over seventy points by japan they also suffered back to back to feats to argentina's second string you know the last former new zealand camps in sean fitzpatrick who is in moscow to promote his country's business interests says the russians could pull off a surprise or two to get to the world cup as one players you know fantastic if it. is the first time that they have qualified. so they should enjoy that. and as i said in the press conference i need to go there with the expectations they can when they play america. and they should be targeting that as the game they can win in two thousand and seven the portugal's in the georges of the world think of georgia you know what they did no seven was unbelievable and now we think george is going to go this world cup and could potentially knock over one of the top five countries

in the world on my georgia who have many players playing in the french league none of the russian team ply their trade abroad their local league doesn't offer the same competitive level in comparison to the big european championships and fitzpatrick sounds this will need to be the next stand in order to help russia's development obviously the next world cup. so we have. an angle and. we have to qualify but we need to have players that have more experience playing maybe i was playing in europe new zealand or even even in the struggle just to boost their experience there not getting potentially here first all my months to go to the world cup gets underway there's plenty of work for coaches steve diamond and henry poole who's working with banks to do the russians plan to play a number of prizes munches including in-store journey to get themselves ready. to help with their preparations will be going to new zealand where we'll be playing

games against canterbury inter an arche following that will return and play a competition with europe's tier two nations including home and away matches with georgia with a home game being played in sochi. russia are going to have to work hard times in a tough group which also contains australia ireland italy in the usa overt very unlikely to make it for each of an excuse to change the most important thing is a very qualified and his experience going up against the world's best will be very beneficial for the future development of rugby in the country richard bumpily totty . looking forward to it already now when with american football because the n.f.l. playoffs and all far away even though every way brings new hair right after thirteen of them there are two plays that probably stand that histamine trails in public spending why tom brady and michael vick the top contenders the end the pay award more often than not throughout the n.f.l. history the most valuable player award has gone to quarterbacks and it's only right

the q.b. is the most important position on the field he controls the afghans and you can say team is only as good as their quarterback peyton manning has been the poster boy lately winning the league record for him the piece in the last ten years but he's enjoyed it played at the indianapolis colts are struggling to even grab a hold of their division with manning not exactly playing great down the stretch meanwhile tom brady and the new england patriots are the hottest team in the n.f.l. right now on monday the pats made sure there are alone on top of the f.c. with the tackler beat down of the visual rivals new york jets brady u two for four touchdowns and three hundred twenty six yards and that forty five to three run for his and a fellow record twenty sixth grade regular season home win. the three time super bowl champ has drawn twenty seven touchdowns passes with just four interceptions this season and if the past get the home field advantage throughout the playoffs it could be an easier ride into the super bowl for them. meanwhile michael vick is

a totally different breed of player the thirty year old has always been known for his and believe in both lettuces and ability to make the play with his legs instead of his left arm. but this season big has been great not only outside the pocket showing the tremendous improvement and his passing game while the pass have a better record than the philadelphia eagles who are tied with the giants for the lead in the n.f.c. east what plays and they expect is the emotional aspect of his story short after rising high with atlanta early in his career he fell down hard and almost turned into probably kind of run over night after being found guilty of duck fighting but after serving time the seems to have a newfound focus easily beat kevin call for the starting job and the eagles are only going as far as he takes them meteorites above our teeth and we chase that is old school for the miley.

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