in the smoke in. the twenty one year old us the doula started smoking heroin at university six months later he dropped out and does what he can to support his habit. but he is one of the million addicts in this country the world's largest producer of opium. as i said my life or is it was there on this drug i know it's killing me but i can't stop drug measures of diminished output but it only costs two dollars providing an escape for addicts raging for refugees returning from iran and fled the country's civil war to military veterans to teenagers with little to look forward to. the united nations says it's another threat to afghanistan's long term economic growth and security. it's what we call the coca-cola effect i mean people always talk about the demand creating supply i people forget that supply demand and that's exactly happening in afghanistan i mean if you think about the health issues you think i mean activity is often starting among injecting drug use

it has as well to do what you security means security forces and the high levels of addiction in the security forces means that yes you will corrupt your security system so all those elements together means that there's a heavy burden for this country local city and external and threaten them and the police do nothing more than chase them away or throw them in jail for a day or two then they come right back. today there are an estimated sixty thousand heroin addicts in the afghan capital and that number is rising fast many of them say they want help but the government can do little for them and the handful of rehabilitation clinics that exist are just a few hundred beds to offer. the u.n. funded a judge center is the largest and best equipped facility in the capital but that's not saying much it can only handle about sixty patients at a time. to enter addicts must submit to a two month detox if we cation. but the center's director dr why do all of his shop . there's

a lack of post treatment prospects ensure that over half of the patients fall off the wagon. and we just only get on animoto the mother relapse is a huge problem there's not much we can offer these people once they leave here. as a doula got ten days treatment before running away to get high again. the international community is focusing on combating the flow of drugs leaving afghanistan but within its borders a battle just as important is being fought with addiction a major hurdle in the country's hope for future stability. in kabul for r.t. . russia's top anti drug and forces says the coalition's had literally no effect on the heroin trade in afghanistan. what should people see the size of the poppy plantations hasn't changed this year they still cover one hundred twenty three thousand hectors the number of families involved in poppy cultivation has increased by about four thousand for these persons the fluffy provides the most basic living

simply struggling for survival and all the talk about the need to create economic incentives for them is simply pointless they work as slaves for the landlords and these are the people we need to find and target and what we're proposing nato is to take the land from them. international law and most national legal systems presume that prophecy used for criminal purposes should be confiscated. this is r.t. coming up in the program a feeling of paranoia. russian man invents an armageddon shelter to survive the. twenty twelve but it's got some more practical uses too as we find out later also. take several hours to get from the nearest airport to the casino in southern russia and as you can see this one still doesn't look like gamblers paradise we look at why purpose built gambling zones a failing of the face of illegal gangs of charts and what russia is betting on to

reverse that trend. the birth of jesus or an excuse to give presents an eight christian conservatives in the united states say the real message of this time of year is being lost they say america is locked in yet another war a war on christmas. tis the season to be divided i am just so enraged by these all these atheist displays in trying to push jesus to the back seat on christmas day but people like head humanist roy spec hard say they aren't trying to push jesus anywhere when they see these ads it does give them pause that it gives them a chance to think about the issues and these issues are plenty to wars record high unemployment and a budget crisis approaching but apparently the real good or well the one atheist group is putting a new spin on the war on christmas if you listen to the media this is a cheap way of trying to to take a shot at christmas they don't have the guts that they did so i said they go after

the muslims. and the v.a. he's referring to is the quote unquote other america the folks who want religion out of public life. and on the opposite side of humanity that with all the political correctness here in the united states like the fact that you can't call it a christmas tree anymore you have to call a holiday tree you can't say merry christmas you have to say happy holidays some groups are taking action like this religious group here god and america's leaders dot com this is the web site they created you can log on and take a ten question water bill a choice quiz about which founding father or politician said it which really just quote but with all that outrage and all the back and forth much of the quote unquote rest of america thinks things probable are politics right now we're focusing all these moral and religious issues instead of focusing on the actual things like the economy and the wars and these like badasses distractions but for those americans who want religion any time any place anywhere it isn't just

a distraction there definitely has been a war on christmas for a long time and brian fisher is part of the countless conservative christian organizations that are formed to send this kind of message to single most inclusive thing that you can do this time of year is wish people a merry christmas we think it's appropriate. i asked them to acknowledge that jesus christ is the reason for the season and the division is particularly evident in the most powerful of places case in point democrats were pushing to work overtime even after christmas and republicans like senator john kyl and jim de mint were pretty much calling the proposal blasphemous causing this kind of reaction we need to rethink the. current groups. is the good news rethinking and perhaps considering that the real battle is much more serious.

and it's one that goes on all year round. for our tea. here in russia christmas is still a couple of weeks off but in our weekly show moscow out artist martin andrews explores next ways to have a perfect christmas in the russian capital for those who celebrate on the twenty fifth of december the full program coming your way that later this hour is a quick preview of what we've got in store on this week's festive must go out program we'll be taking a look at christmas food while russians have their main celebrations on the year's eve thousand january the seventh millions of other people around the world and some here i must go already popping open the champagne to join the ranks of andrews let me take a look at a merry christmas here in the russian capital. the

one georgian newspapers of the soviet cartoon campaign backed by president saakashvili a number of soviet time monuments are already being dismantled across the country in schoolchildren shot a documentary like thing the u.s. says are the nazi germany where result of firth reports many georgians feel nostalgic about their soviet past. the destruction is savior at monuments a law banning savior symbols and now an anticipated documentary and a series of cartoons in local newspapers all part of an anti save it campaign currently being led by the cuban government that both the timing and methods of implementation have led many to question its real motives and then you say it's not just anti soviet propaganda but anti russian those conducting this campaign are trying to put russia on a par with the soviet union. it's been two decades since georgian independence and

just two years since children attacked south thirty year provoking an arms conflict with russia a history of tense relations and these recent events i thought likely to have a bearing on what's now happening. let's cut to a local newspaper pick your favorite general boeing is fixed in. with the father of why and what part of the anti favorite campaign is being accused of being anti russian and of encouraging the public to leave the bigger picture. than many georgians particularly the older generation hold positive memories a save me at times and widget blood see worked as a police officer in the save the union and jules harsh comparisons between situation then and today we are we look at law and order was much better in the soul retirement today in the soviet union we had professional unions protecting our rights today we have nobody to take care much or being poisoned with the ideology

of the current authorities. for people like angrily the destruction of monuments dedicated to saviors soldiers many of whom were themselves georgian is particularly inflammatory they've had to sit by and watch as their memories of the past ever cheesed to rubble. why do you think people. dismantle these monuments if you want us to forget our history but we should never forget. the national government his name for its provoked his stance towards russia that the controversial campaign techniques are perhaps a step too far as they know their. history must be honest and true to fact not one sided all nations united and soviet union are equally guilty for the problems it doesn't make sense to try and blame it on russia but using comic books to facilitate this is appropriate i think the efforts of the government looks fairly. strong emphasis on the negative aspects of the savior might well suit the present

political agenda not everyone inside georgia is happy with their government's actions sarah fair georgia. stories on our new star website the second clicking on tonight at r.t. dot com the russian president of the t.v. interview to find out what he had to say about personal priority corruptions by speech and a lot more to the whole the interview they're streaming right now if you want to see that r t v dot com. also if you want to get married with something a little more sophisticated than that but a standard eggnog this christmas we've got a perfect recipe for that too. this is our tea from moscow russian authorities are looking for areas closer to tourist

spots now to build new zones for legal gambling the gaming banned introduced two years ago is widely seen as a failure of the original four official gambling spots of failed to take off. stacks of cash and roofs of one are bandits federal security service agents breed an illegal casino in moscow eighteen months ago a strict gambling law meant casinos in russia could only exist in four special zones but it failed then the show idea to build gambling. residential areas just didn't work it takes several hours to get from the nearest airport to the casino in southern russia and as you can see the zone still doesn't paradise the distance according to regional authorities almost killed the whole idea some of the transportation is the key factor today we have a steady flow of gamblers coming to this casino enough to make the project worthwhile but that's not the zones full capacity last month russian president

medvedev approved a war relocating the only functioning gambling zone closer to tourist destinations would travel to the city of an up on the black sea coast which according to locals may very well become the new and hopefully more successful version of the russian vegas. the village of blagoveshchensk is a perfect transport hub hosting the gambling project will make our resort accessible all year round these fields have been prepared for a large scale construction by a peninsula with the yellow sand beaches that attract thousands of dorothy's admit however that the news that will be worth less just like they will one unless the illegal casinos disappear wish it was the almost all the after hours game organizers have been able to avoid serious punishment but that has changed now that the regions are certain that it may take less than three years to build this new gamblers paradise on the black sea coast but with

a huge and powerful underground gambling industry it's still unclear whether the news will be the right bet for russia there is a lot ski r t cross in the region. david hughes world news a brief tonight say suicide blasts with a crowded u.n. aid distribution center in northwest pakistan where forty three people dead and over one hundred injured a female suicide bomber through two hundred nights and detonated their explosives laden best in the city a car if you're trying the region bordering afghanistan the locals waiting for food stamps it comes a day after some one hundred fifty bullets and killed eleven soldiers in a coordinated assault on a neighboring region where the army was carrying out operations. the ivory coast opposition leaders called on the army and the u.n. to protect civilians from foreign militia mercenaries. what has been recognized as the winner of last month's disputed election but the incumbent president refusing to quit west african leaders well they will use quote legitimate force against

laurent gbagbo to make him stand down but the region central bank cutting off its access to funds. for snow in western europe's wreak havoc for those trying to get away for christmas as severe weather caused numerous flight disruptions many past you said no choice but to spend christmas eve at airports brussels is a ventre mare pulled twenty five centimeters of snow forced the cancellation of most flights there hundreds of planes couldn't get off the ground in paris either at europe's second busiest international hub just before that two thousand people had to be evacuated after snow piled on the terminal roof sparking fears it could kill. you are celebrating christmas around the world today. very press which is of course for me and the rest of the team well the unusually wintry weather across europe slightly to be met with some foreboding by those predicting the end of the world in twenty twelve one russian man in fact is so worried about the ancient predictions he's invented a shelter that he believes will guarantee human survival and is r.t.c.

go grognard discovered if get in doesn't arrive it's a pretty nice song that. ancient mayan calendar predicts that on twenty first of december twenty twelve the world will and. the earth will suffer cataclysmic events floods the options and earthquakes that will wipe out almost everyone but some are getting ready to survive the apocalypse i fear kilometers outside of moscow on an abandoned battery farm and invention has been made which will save humanity when the end of the world doesn't i behold the doomsday capsule the military engineer by training beaker says he's a genius and that the large trajan collider controls the world whether he admits that many loft when he showed us his proposal for the live capsule one year ago now he's built it he says people are taking him seriously yeah we can see kids got four layers of insulation he can flutes roll down here and learn upside down without

being damaged. of course it can't be destroyed by trimmers or loss of all magnetic storms this is where the show will be and the air purification systems you can house up to four people for forty days and costs eighty thousand dollars will be kept has recruited a band of neighbors who've already booked their places in the capsule but i would say i'm scared of twenty two hours we have to be ready when the others are going to die we will survive kind of the end of the world doesn't come into years you get in he says his capsules can be used as saunders or industrial fridges and recommends that the government orders several thousand immediately either on or party moscow region. once russian territory now is the largest part of the us in the next hour of the program r.t. travels to alaska where the land where memories of its previous settlers are still

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feeds now in the palm of your. machine on the dot com. hello welcome to the business program i'm sure on a chaotic gas fog has announced gas price cost a fifteen percent for estonia and lots of you should gas deliveries resume pre-crisis levels the gas giant stated that last fia has already committed itself to increasing consumption to the levels of two thousand and seven prices for baltic neighbors lithuania and belarus however would not change gas from said any discounts for these countries would only be discussed once existing contracts ended and new price formulas were calculated. and staying with gas prom the company has announced it will spend six point five billion dollars or one quarter of its investment program for two thousand and eleven on the development of am often it's a lower fineries deposits situated in the north west of siberia are considered to

be the most lucrative in the country. and officials at russia's first liquefied natural gas projects a foreign investors can take part in its expansion the governor of south holly in in the country as far east said shell could participate in the construction of three g. plants as well as express a wholly into shell sold a majority share in the project to gas problem several years ago but retains a blocking stake. let's take a look at the markets but my sex ended flat after closing marginally in the red on friday down just a half percent and a fourteen straight week of gains the r.t.s. fared better finishing in the black point twenty three percent wrapping up a successful trading week trading volumes were light as investors prepare for the holidays. and russian markets hardly moved this week as investors were buying gas for christmas and new year rather than stocks maxime orlowski from here wraps

up the week film review to bordeaux for. this week was relatively calm and that's mostly because the majority of the market players example large ones from europe and the us on christmas holiday season are really changed as we would treat volumes very little but also global tools you know one of the interesting events of this week was the disclosure of channels from the alleged merger between. units which longer don't distort and this company. and positive price outlook for russian commodities including oil spills a continued appreciation of the russian ruble the head of the london school of economics believes that the russian ruble has strong prospects for becoming a hedge currency. i think the ruble can be an interesting hedge against other currencies but also for there to be a lot of russian bonds traded internationally and russian equities traded internationally because where are the assets for people to buy to hold these

massive reserves and i don't think at the moment there are enough assets for the ruble to become a very significant reserve currency. and that's all the business news for now but you can always join us for more news at r.t. dot com slash business stay with us.

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media attention from. the u.s. conservative christians say the country is. on christmas. coming up next on this week's show takes a look at what christmas food you can buy here in the russian capital. hello and welcome to the show on this week's festive must go out program we'll be taking a look.