on the. public you're watching r t here's a reminder of the top stories failure after launch emergency crews are searching for the on manned russian space freighter which crashed on wednesday in siberia so use rocket was ferrying food and fuel to the international space station one of fell back to earth. rebels in libya promise a bounty of two million dollars for colonel gadhafi dad or alive that's western nations waste no time in jostling for a slice of the country's oil hundreds of new government. the u.s. and e.u.

are pushing for more sanctions against syria after the crackdown there advanced protesters meanwhile journalist on the ground say there is a lack of objective coverage coming out of the country. so they have life here in our next weeks for how the former soviet republic of stance fares twenty years since the fall of the soviet union. tragedies don a former soviet republic became independent in one nine hundred ninety one. that were an independent state is important but it's only good as long as it's backed by economic performance. unemployment is the greatest issue in this independent central asian country meaning one and a half million migrant workers flock to russia from tragic astonished loan they have left their country to feed their families.

after the breakup of the soviet union we had a very hard trying but then we somehow learned to take things in stride. the situation got even worse following the devastating civil war that broke out during the first years of independence the nation still healing its wounds even a decade on the problems are numerous from drug trafficking from neighboring afghanistan to acute shortages of electricity and drinking water. ensuring a camel appears on this road running from the hills drive is paused to sign the animal to feed it. now

it needs something to eat. local say the camels owner deliberately turns the animal out there's no food for it in the man's household. emoji dove and his family live two hundred kilometers south of digic is dance capital to shun very close to the border with afghanistan he has ten children. this cow provides for us. each member of his family has a particular job to do the men trim the vines and women do the washing and bake bread while the kids work in the vegetable garden. images of cotton stalks left in a field after harvesting they used them to heat the oven in order to make flats round cakes as stalks do produce some heat but certainly much less than firewood does. cut it out get on with

it. like i do claim many times the peasants live below the poverty line. some don't have jobs at all others barely scrape by. when i do karim's elder sons are old enough to earn a living they'll be sensible rules to look for a job. my brother has left russia to work there he will be a helping hand for my family we've got their little money. social problems create fertile breeding ground for crime an increasing number of people have fallen prey to drug dealers they use them to traffic narcotics across the border with afghanistan through the so-called northern route. from afghanistan heroin finds its way to stand and then on to russia and europe.

in two thousand and ten to get sons in law enforcement bodies confiscated more than two tons of drugs coming from afghanistan. closely need of criminals were different members of a particular rule to plea they include masterminds traffickers go betweens. and consumers. the whole network is a whale of a world machine. police in the whole amount of confiscated heroin into a special of oratory here it becomes clear that drug traffickers are willing to resort to any trick to make sure their supply gets through in one of the consignments laborde free staff discovered heroin tucked away inside dried grapes. all of these reasons were soaked in water before hand sued receipts could be removed then tiny packets of herion were inserted in the. republic of tragic is

done is situated in the foothills of the pami a range in central asia it is a landlocked country bordering afghanistan in the south as biggest on in kyrgyzstan in the north and west and china to the east of the country significantly lacks major transport routes due to its vast distance from the sea scenes cover ninety three percent of the country's terrain is done is regarded as one of the world's poorest countries according to the international monetary fund half of its population subsists on less than two dollars a day the country's difficult economic situation is largely the result of the civil war which lasted from one nine hundred ninety two to ninety ninety seven. the standoff began here on the square. it was called freedom square at the time. we lost our political identity it was a time when we were seen as wild savages fighting one another. for several

years after the collapse of the soviet union various political clans intention to stand well locked in a bit of power struggle according to official figures the armed conflict cost one hundred thousand lives the country found itself on the verge of a humanitarian and economic disaster although the civil war ended in one thousand nine hundred seven the country has not yet been able to repair the damage done. one of the biggest problems interjected stan is a shortage of drinking water. according to international humanitarian agencies nearly half of the country's population has no access to fresh water. each day members of abu karim's family have to bring it from a nearby village and even then it's only fit for drinking after it has been boiled . at the water is turn kilometers away and bring

fifty cans of water by will barrel. sometimes or get the donkey to do the hauling it makes the job easier what the. locals in the village of can do chey entergy is down south have built a water reservoir children of the most frequent visitors here there's edition in this country is that the children i would usually supply their households with water over time do you count here for what eric. yes. how often. each morning. people fill up their pails and cans while animals use the reservoir as a watering hole. there is certain warriors in poor condition because too many villagers come here from all over to take water it will have to be fixed again when

spring comes around. since independence came twenty years ago that is town's water supply systems have fallen into disrepair today the government earmarks funds for the construction of water pipelines local businessmen to have been attempting to build some but the problem still persists regardless. as you can see animals roam around the place leaving their waste behind people use filthy vessels for water reservoirs not covered by interfering in the water is not this infected with the risk is enormous here people may be taken ill with diarrhea typhoid ever taters and other world borne diseases. several million tangy come in a separated from their families. a lack of money compels them to look for jobs in

other countries most of the migrant workers had to russia. addition by moscow line is almost always filled to capacity. most of the passengers a young men many of them a likely to get employment in russian cities or street cleaners loaders or construction workers. from. the need to feed my family seven people all in all of course there's a household to maintain back home calla vegetable garden i'm going to be marrying off my daughter soon and i also need to finish my house in short i need money. ok and here we're almost in moscow. from. the muscovites go to europe to earn money because their salaries in moscow are too low for the we'll go to moscow for work. it's profitable for us to work

there. if they're lucky enough to find a job these people will be able to send money home in a month's time according to the european bank of reconstruction and development ichi in migrant workers transfer about two billion u.s. dollars to their relatives a sum is equal to half of tajik is dan's g.d.p. . addition by express as arrived in moscow. township migrants will begin looking for new jobs the very next day. wealthy british style. sometimes the type of.

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the first yes somebody. is one of the few other of his a small village ten kilometers from moscow workers from countries of the c.i.s. a building country houses here. are among them. and i think. i have. this is a radio to take a stand and we're there for you every day and every hour. after breakfast the work is it's about plastering the walls woma job conversation turns to the judge of his

son and the haunt ships they went through back home. if i had enough money i wouldn't have come here i would not have left my kids behind their growing up without a father it was better joining the soviet union. my dream is to earn enough money to build a house and buy a car or mine. either by sheer could of another worker from touching his stance has already earned enough for a wedding ceremony he wants to marry his daughter of buzzard a boy has been building houses in russia for six years now people living in a faraway tragic village looking forward to his homecoming in time for the ceremony . i have decided against buying any particular gift for my daughter molly's the most precious gift also only to her so that she can buy what she chooses with the. past two hundred guests are invited to

a wedding ceremony intention to stand a special law forbids any more from attending in rural areas wedding ceremonies are held in the daytime some locals say this is a long running tradition others maintain that this is because villages are often subjected to power cuts. only major cities receive uninterrupted electricity supplies the situation showed a marked improvement following the commissioning of the russian built sank to the hydroelectric power plant in a country south the opening ceremony in two thousand and nine was attended by the presidents of russia and tragic is done. russian companies owned the bulk of the power plants shares. after the plans went online electricity shortages dropped by fifteen percent.

of the plant has paved the way for economic progress in tajikistan which had been held back by energy shortages as for russia it will be able to enter new markets considering that to take a stand shares a border with afghanistan a country suffering from massive energy shortages. has sunk to the power plant also significantly boosted the job market for local specialists. hello. generators to three are on generator for ease and standby mode trickle parameters on the normal.

the hydro power plant has also given small enterprises a chance to develop. this factory in duchenne bay makes even is from semi precious stones. how about of design it to revive this engine tadg a candy graft several years ago on nick's amethyst lapis lazuli and cords become something more than just rocks and his hands each month the factory process is two tons of raw materials. and you get a book that we make such bowls vases and candlesticks each item has a name. this bowl for example is called a high yama. so we feel this is a good way of promoting our products all sorts of crystal bowls currently in

vogue we focus on luck because last july that's regarded as our national stone. souvenir is made at this factory and kept in many museums around the world many heads of state have items made of tenchi examine precious stones in a collections. that. i think that. the bride and groom in the village of sort of fall into education stands north of just being showered with gifts that. the biggest surprise is the appearance of passer by she called off the father of the bride. he's just arrived from moscow. the. bears are by is back welcome home as i. think.

they are largely happiness. oh just look at my daughter and. tangy wedding ceremonies are very old traditions for instance the male and female guests each pilau in separate rooms this is always followed by a prayer. may allah bring happiness to the bright and they should be a wonderful housekeeper be happy together in that time. and when everybody starts to dance the bride is supposed to put her head down and sulk. when the wedding wouldn't have taken place if present by she could of the master of the house have prolonged his stay in moscow. we are going to take the bride to the. i grew up to be everything is as it should be they have been waiting for me because i am the boss here there will be no weddings without me around everybody thanked me for

coming on time. after lunch everybody goes to the bridegroom's house to continue the celebrations there is not enough room indoors so most of the guests gather in the courtyard the party continues well past dusk and ends at ten pm shop. to get people to bed at. the ticket. thanks. the town of junked and digital stands north and so home to sell tongue normark mother of the country's most celebrated and the craftsman his family makes knives using a technique that goes back at least five hundred years at the moment so tan son is

in the workshop thank you. all three of us make knives. as well as our father. wales her brother has a workshop in the city. he works there with our younger brother. that's. the old master stays at home most of the time he looks after his grandson he recalls that he has made several thousand nine times his creations are used by people all over the world in the. cities known and also was the country can't exist without cheney craftsmen. the thought of any craft is a nation's culture and its face. in life we were card always plenty. but if we are lazy chances are we will

live in poverty even in paradise he's there read it for a blacksmith fills his knives as an old market in the town of who jumped. much like his ancestors did hundreds of years ago. i was proud of my soviet citizenship if there are occurred to us that want to be we might wake up faced with power cuts or no milk in the shop. an electro optical telescope or a facility was built in a tragic mountains way back in soviet times the russian space force refers to it simply as the window. after the collapse of the u.s.s.r. this military facility became part of independent entities done today military men live in the garrison with their families and is effectively

a part of the russian territory. through commanders are to report on where the weapons and personnel are in complete order standard seize the weapons that ammunition and personnel of the command center are present and correct. the arraign which tracks objects in outer space is situated in the foothills of the premier range at an altitude of two thousand two hundred meters above sea level. there are unique telescopes in these very cool domes they scan the universe in three dimensions military people call this reconnaissance center the eyes of russian space force. the station is unique in that during the night it can spot space objects at a range of eighteen to thirty five thousand kilometers. it's been built here because visibility in the sky is much better than anywhere else most of the nights are clear with no precipitation all dust electro optical reconnaissance center is

said to be russia's most valuable military installation in the republic of turkey stan there are similar centers monitoring the universe in other countries too but this one is much better suited to observations because of its location a second unit has reached the outpost we are ready for hand over. and over committed. under a government came to the space tracking station after finishing vocational school enjoys working at a place with such a unique geographical position many russian military men dream of being stationed here. i work twenty four hours and then have three days off i spend this time with my family. we go hiking picnic by the river and visit historical and cultural places in the. locals living near the garrison want to work here as well.

another secret building is situated a few kilometers from a telescope or a gear that is stands president. has built a villa for himself but only a handful of people are aware of the existence of his mountain abode. now that his daughter's wedding is behind him as a bicycle of he's heading to russia again to build more houses. he's unlikely to know anything about reports by the international monetary fund predicting forthcoming growth and sometimes he kinda strays but even if he does he has no time to waste anything feed his family here and now. you will be quite some while before the transit worker ceases family again.

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