this is our ti vo costing live from moscow russia is officially the host nation of the twenty eighteen world cup before put the finishing touches to t. in some pieces but the planning process is the next phase of the agreement which will see the country build new stadiums high speed train makes games will be held in five clusters consisting of fourteen cities. and you know a recap of the week's top stories the plane crash that killed the polish president and ninety five others will be restaged very efficient findings of bush's accident report on a soldier's monthly except that promise was to blame for this to the prosecutors

department not to politicize investigations. moscow welcomes a hundred karzai and to help afghanistan when western forces pull out trade on the drug problem with pierre's first visit permit in decades and whether said he would like to see an independent and prosperous afghanistan. new york courts kids get to boot eight months to prove his innocence but a lawyer for them and vegetable russian arms dealer says he will show the illegality response extradition to the us defense team believes it is against established procedures and while the americans insist on calling the merchant of death who claims he is the victim of a propaganda war. what next talk to him and karzai about the struggle his country faces in its war on drugs in an exclusive interview with r.t. the afghan president opens up about this and other issues his country is grappling with on its path to true independence.

iraq i. think. karzai afghan president it's an honor and pleasure to have you with us today sir on the respond with ok what were your hopes and dreams in two thousand and four when you were made president of afghanistan my whole put aspirations were that would have. peace for afghanistan a stable afghanistan afghanistan in close contact. with its neighbors and the new new birds a country that would progress into a better economy. a better living standard where the afghan troops. who were deprived of a future occasion for so many decades would would have

a chance to go to school some of those us processions have been with some of them have not been made so that was my my aspiration at the time but what would you say precisely seven years or what are you willing to achieve and where did you fail maybe you managed to achieve a better economy we were more than twenty universities and right now target in china all. construction in the street and afghan flag flying all around the world and independent sovereign afghanistan and the rest of the war of course will have to read to stuff spirituals of us security for the afghan people peace for the afghan people for the whole country house dot com and that is our continued effort and struggle for the past couple of years sorry you have been subject to much criticism both personal and professional how do you deal with it. well i was the talk very strongly by the western media. for the past many years

partly because of their lack of understanding of afghanistan in that situation partly because of politics and when your. in a country like afghanistan where there are so much war just to ensure that there's so much. conflict to do so much rivalry would have so many interests involved. it's only natural that. criticism like that would take place what would you say if they were like one main thing in afghanistan or about afghanistan that western media doesn't understand the. unfortunately or extremely simplistic in their in their study of ganesan and their analysis of ghana side measure if the if the afghan media were writing about politics sort of life or society in america or on fronts what were the right so take that universe and

that's how the the the naacp information about its its simplistic andrew demetriou at best well former u.s. ambassador to afghanistan karl eikenberry is on the record as saying that you are not a nation builder what do you feel when you hear something that coming from a former u.s. army general. well it's. a lot of a lot of things have been said in those reports. as we now hear from the b.k. deeks whether from other media sources. i don't know what is meant by not a nation but. we are building or institutions or building or we were building go police we have a democratic. order we have free media so that's one of scalding mission building and the last case is helping in many areas on that with us so my

freedom started that remark when you brought up wiki leaks have you come across something that you didn't know before that helped you or it damaged you in a way no through the much of what came to be killers did not come to visit price surprise those things before so no not really in your opinion the war on terror how much damage has it done to he west reputation in islamic world well the war on terror is. to the extent that the war on terror is concerned. is it war a struggle for all of us it is a struggle for afghanistan it is a struggle for the red states it's a struggle for russia it's a struggle for the muslim countries it's a struggle for all of us it's our two more painful subject in twenty years after you came to power. record levels of opium where harvested and that's to say at some

point i think taliban point down to new york what happened where we are in charge babs can call it the afghan people. we have reduced poppies in twenty two provinces of afghanistan in some of those provinces we have completely eliminated. we are not in charge. one of two provinces where there is taliban over there was more foreign forces it was in those provinces of course poppies of. trees and that's a question but still the volume of afghan drug money as of today six point five billion dollars which is five times as much as your national budget i mean who is behind this how high up does its power reaches those who grow poppies. grow it out of desperation. i know people in afghanistan who destroyed their division

yards their pomegranate orchards to replace it with poppies in that must be done out of absolute disparate. the trafficking is an entirely different matter the precursors that come to return poppy to narcotics is not of african issue at all it's a smikle to afghanistan from other countries so those areas afghanistan is helpless to address the money the injured rate the rates illegally. six point five billion dollars as being five times the afghan budget in afghanistan perhaps the afghan farmers receive close to your billion dollars some estimates even much less than that so the rest of the money the real money goes abroad into into banks into businesses are sort of get us through suppressant people close to you for instance your health brother or your inner kardex minister are alleged by the united states to be involved in or in profit with

a heroin trafficking. what do you do how can your administration be taken seriously when such accusations are out there in public yes there are there were these accusations in the u.s. media and. these like those issues began almost five years ago or even or do not and i contacted u.s. officials with us repeatedly. not once or twice or thrice five six seven eight nine ten times even more and go to the wall for sure if they have anything if it so that they should come to totally. they always can see that this was old who were so how do you ensure or or when do you think your government will be self-sufficient what what else can you do to stop harvesting and trafficking and arose out of get harvesting is it economic for the afghan people it is the or absolute need and the hope for the future that we must fulfill their economic needs

but we offer can our development by way of. infrastructure development and we must make sure the afghans hope to have better hope for tomorrow the international drug trade is something that is beyond of again the sun's means to fight so that's an international matter for us to fight together but can't just somehow corporator help to stop the flow for instance today two point five million russians are addicted to the floor we can't fly from the floor if you cannot stop it in russia you are a much more organized society you are a much more effective government if the united states cannot stop it at the border with mexico. with all that policing and ability we in afghanistan the international community should have ganesan because we are live been destroyed by years of foreign destruction and infrastructures gone the abilities gone the

civil service and we can that's why we need to is there that's why russia is helping our police force that's why america is helping your military so how do we have the capability to prevent supplies from of ghana's into other countries of course who develop and we would have not been such up sorry state as a court today you're brought up nato help what's your response to british defense minister sir david richards has said that they trust should stay another thirty forty years in afghanistan well that was a statement for five years ago now you know we have a transition plan. and you know that britain has announced that they will be withdrawing their forces by twenty fifteen do you believe that yes i believe that i've been close contact with. prime minister cameron and his government the british will leave afghanistan by twenty fifty the americans also want to reduce their forces by twenty fourteen the transition is the most important thing here so you

disagree with those who say it's unrealistic for nato to withdrawing not and realistically once we are back as a stable strong administration and country we can definitely protect our core we have a historical country. mentioned that we needed russian help in order to build that strong government independent government what exactly what type of help do you want from russia there is there is both the ability of russia and the the need for russian afghanistan to engage with. natalee in a manner of russia help and afghanistan rebuild itself and re re develop its you to schilke capacity. but also by way of trade by way of investment by roughly it interaction between all businesses which is very strong do you think questions have a better understanding of afghan mentality as opposed to americans oh yes

a lot better a lot better because russia. is european and asian both russian style. culturally better and we have a stock that gets really better that's that's a fact of them at the spiritual thank you very much mr president and welcome and i sincerely wish you and your people all the best in achieving peace and democracy wish you the best to.

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russia is officially the host nation of the twenty eighteen world cup it's simply just good faith has signed the event over to the team in charge of one of the world's greatest sporting events planning process is the next phase of the agreement which will see the country build a new stadiums and high speed train links. in the recap of the week's top stories of the plane crash that killed the polish president and ninety five others who restaged to very fond official findings or russia's accident report will soldiers not fully accept that planetariums to play prime minister donald tusk has a department want to politicize investigation. moscow welcomes hunted kausar and vows to help afghanistan when western forces pull out trade on the drug program with key areas of discussion first visit one country in decades president said he

would like to see an independent and prosperous afghanistan. records in new york gives it to boot eight months to prove his innocence for the lawyer for him there's to russian arms dealer says the illegality of these constants tradition to the us as it goes against established procedures on the americans insist on calling boot inventions of death he claims he's the victim of a propaganda war. and the unions head with all the latest sports news. your company this is sports today i mean you know these are some of the stories we're covering this hour. next game world tennis number one carline wozniacki who's yet to win a grand slam to see if grass is into her first quarter final in melbourne.

warming up the russian champions and meets in petersburg continue to look good in preseason seeing off sport or progress time in the by. gridiron games continuing our build up to tonight's n.f.l. semifinals we preview bay auction. football conference this side are between pittsburgh on the new york jets. let's get the ball rolling with a strain open tennis where russia is still waiting on its first quarter finalist of the tournament such drama losing all its in an amazing encounter on sunday francesco schiavone seeing off the world number twenty six in a clash that proved the record for the longest women's match in grand slams history after four hours forty four minutes the final score was six four one six sixteen four to the italian a breathtaking and all draw and there will be no maria sharapova in the last eight either the russian going down in straight sets to germany's pepco which. were

number one problem. she always looked shocked in her run for clash with honesty. meanwhile the danes backcourt power a neck game just too good for in opponents six three six for how they ended up meaning wozniacki is in truth a first strain open water fine. i don't fear anyone actually i. am fairly confident. they have to fear me under playing. also gearing up for a second week of auction in melbourne. a chinese equally is dominant in her clash with victoria azarenka was an iraqi dismissing about a russian on a six three six three score i know just eighty eight minutes and. it was a record matching day for roger federer over on the men's side of things the swiss

maestro drawing level with jimmy connors for consecutive grand slam a quarter final appearances ever it didn't happen all his own against tommy robredo and run for the meeting four sets to reach the last eight. in the early part of the day we're number three novak djokovic on the inform thomas. all right let's leave tennis behind to move to football premier league just united are still the team to couch following saturday's eight games alex ferguson side romping to a five nil win over birmingham at old trafford the league's top scorer dimitar berbatov increasing his tally for the season to seventeen with three goals and not one united are two points in front of arsenal also hold a game in holland on the gunners arsene wenger's side themselves kept up the pressure with a routine three no win over wigan and robin van persie never got the emirates cup victory ensuring are still with leapfrog. with themselves slumped to

a one the loss of aston villa in the day's opening game meanwhile liverpool moved up to mid table with a three no win up wolves wins elsewhere for sunderland. but the action continues on sunday with blackburn and west brom both aiming to distance themselves further from the relegation zone history well it isn't on the visitors side that west brom haven't one would park in two decades emerged in midfielder scott brown is expected to make his debut for a blocker enough for the shelf. as a need some petersburg's quest for their first trophy of the new year is gather. ring speed the reigning russian champions now a game away from the cup final after taking care of sparta prague in the group stages no waiting around for a sneak at the stadium this is seventeen seconds after kick off the ball is in london at alexandra kirk just off somewhat lucky with his final touch just two years the all trying to force one of the ball zinni to the challenge by letty's i

think julie dobler advantage ten minutes before the break a telling winner allison the rest siena finds alexy iron off cuts inside and that's ripped with the support of effort for two mil. then wrapped up the win on seventy five minutes. picking his spot usually when left alone at the back post the russian league and cup holders three nil winners take on iran's subtlest on monday for a place in the final. staying with football but moving to qatar where strictly have secured their berth in the last four of the asian cup for the socceroos jumped off defending champions iraq in the quarterfinals normal time couldn't separate the side so extra time was needed he also was getting the all important breakthrough. minutes to oldham on getting his team into the semi's for a great. story it is that this time.

career also into the last four as well their clash with iran also needing an extra period with the one hundred fifty pool a worthy winner. netting brilliantly it's japan up next for the career. all right that brings us to the greens where with a day to go it's as you were at the bob hope classic johnson of a house on gary woodland still enjoying taters at the five million dollar advance american woodland is doing only come to keep the craw and its host country for the eighth straight year his sixty six propelling him to twenty four under par after four of the tournaments five. runs but five birdies in a row on the back nine venice will invest joining the summit a first p.g.a. tournament winners on the cards for the twenty five year old but a full eighteen holes of golf remain in california. over this lemuria reached posted her third dawn hill women of the world cup season the

german beating americans julie a month to sit on lindsey vonn to second and third place respectively. clinching her first call to a spot in the just been in years i might reshowing while extended her overall world cup to vomit retains top spot in the standings. the four remaining n.f.l. playoff teams are gearing up to vie for a super bowl berth in the conference championships on sunday the birds and the packers will see who's best in the n.f.c. first the jets will then go on a collision course against the steelers in the highly anticipated a.f.c. clash event of course he takes a look at the upcoming battle. the flamboyant rex ryan has been grabbing headlines since pre-season with his confrontational get candid press conferences and his jets have been more than able to back up their coaches bravado on the field to see huge items checked off expose season to delist the jets defeated two time defending

peyton manning in his indianapolis colts seventeen sixteen to start the playoffs emotions flew high for the jets ahead of their highly anticipated rematch with the new england patriots but new york but memories of a forty five to three regular season loss to the fans behind them shocking tom brady in the foxboro faithful twenty eight. and has successfully game plan against two players considered the face of the league the forty eight year old sees a different beast. as. different styles but first throws like his his you know completion rate probably. yet his yards per catches probably higher you know things like that he's you know he wants to throw the ball down the field he's not content that's just taken a check down or whatever i mean you know. pittsburgh will be the one seeking

vengeance this time around following a twenty two to seventeen loss to the jets in the regular season and while that secure of business against rivals ravens thirty one twenty four in their only playoff game things went far from smoothly for them in the first half of bad match up. two time super bowl champion rafa's berger does have the experience and the ability to make plays no matter the level of pressure but his teammates on the offensive line know that they'll need to be a brick wall in order for the twenty eight year old to succeed. or. a problem i think. it's. arguably the best cornerback in the n.f.l. and. will have to adjust to his physical style of play the steelers james harrison

will also prove fierce and presents the two thousand and eight defensive player of the year tallying up plenty of fines for his rule of hits this year so it's the jets aiming to deny the steelers the chance to win their seven from the trophy. the n.f.l. rivals are one game away from the super bowl in the n.f.c. playoffs green bay and chicago how much deciding who will go to the top of. the red hots are in rodgers will be looking to solve. the fence problem when the packers march into. the chicago faithful meanwhile hoping an electrifying return devin hester. on the special side of things. is where we need the sports now i'll see you soon the weather's coming up just around the corner.

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