this is our duty here you headlines now the u.n. forges ahead in its efforts to mediate peace in syria with russia backing the push for a peaceful solution to the syrian opposition admits it's being from abroad continue the calls for military intervention. the e.u. approves the second the bailout to greece which the country stave off bankruptcy for the time being while the eurozone crisis rages on the nonstop flow of

regulations from brussels continues forcing some firms out of business. government a. government delegation visiting the site where sixteen civilians were killed by a rampaging u.s. soldier that's that's one person dead and three injured the weekend massacre has led to widespread fury with anti american rallies all across the country. thanks to . our very own our sophie shevardnadze speaks to afghanistan's finance minister on the cost of war for his country and its people this is art. that. mr afghanistan's finest minister it's great to have you with us sir glad to be with you so it's been

a decade since afghanistan has become the front stage for the war on terror led by the united states how much has it cost the nation the war has cost the nation a lot it's not i don't think you can put a dollar figure on this and if you say a hundred billion two hundred billion three hundred billion if they'll begin. the diversity of thought was beyond economics. diversity is the public public often with diverse states in the state institutions putting those together. is not easy ten years ago after the taliban when we come back nothing existed it's not just me infrastructure but what the government did not exist the system did not exist but with the support of the international community with their participation on a number of fronts we believe that enormous progress but we're still

a long way to go towards the nation and rely on its own institutions to survive in told me probably less so the four and eight accounts about ninety percent ninety five percent of the afghan g.d.p. well no that's two thousand and fourteen is the deadline for both the withdrawal of the international forces plus the reduction of aid money how we love guns and sustain its economy after two thousand and fourteen we do after all do not want the international forces to be in afghanistan fighting for us. even in our along the indian meter from the video our search we have to believe the prime responsibility of picking your own security should be. there's a possibility of afghans and you think they will be ready by two thousand and four we are already if you if you go into again afghanistan if. any of the operations in different parts of the countries are carried out by afghan forces and our forces again. because they are too sensitive because they are part of the

afghan nation. there are a rule will be much more effective in much more positive than the role of an international force or with the economics of this there is no doubt. it will have some impact on our economy but there is no nation in the world there can indifferently rely on thought in it. so when we are talking about transition we are not thinking only about transition but also economic transition even if in the short term there is a downturn for the economy and the longer term there will be. again with with with proper after institutions and with peace i think absolutely an economy that will be more sustainable dignitas today but exactly how bad will the downturn be because you know there are people who believe that afghan economy is time it's donor drunk

and as far as they are concerned right after two thousand and fourteen it's had it if not towards an economic disaster but definitely a very sharp economic crisis but will not be the fortunate thing you know that you have twenty years think about this and to prepare for. right in front of those we had just a few moments ago we had the bomb conference in which we've got the commitment and a pledge from the international community for its long term financial commitment to afghanistan both economic and security. in a couple of months we will have a chicago event and it will summit as well as the g. eight summit and which there will be a specific commitment to. our security forces for a longer term financial commitment and right after that in july we will have a conference on afghanistan focusing on economics and development in tokyo and that's where we expect to secure. a longer term commitment financial commitment

significant commitment our law it will come down over time but it will not sort of sharply come down in twenty four to that for foreign aid they say that there's a huge difference between money spent on afghanistan and the money spent in afghanistan dollars for institutions that operate in your country with the help rebuild the economy or really a question of pumping money from one pocket or another well this is a new force or in it. not everything that spends on a country spends in the country. is it goes into the country or it doesn't even go into the country more acute a problem in your country it is certainly then that is again the focus of our recent discussions three years ago we had a cover conference that was the prime focus there three need to see more went through after institutions if we need to see more aligned to move to afghan

triology that we would like to see more spent in afghanistan and this spending should generate opportunities within the country then big dollars going into companies that spend a portion of it in afghanistan and a big portion of it has back to their country and of course the opium economy which is always a huge topic for afghanistan correct me if i'm wrong from what i understand it it sounds to about thirty five to sixty percent of afghanistan if you right mind are not not not really how much is not really you see. there is what it generates is accurate for example it generates income for farmers a generates income for the middlemen the business people who connect the international market with the afghan production and it generates again it has a huge market in the countries. in europe and russia

everywhere else it's again value or some one hundred billion dollars. but what what gets to the produce of the farmers is no more than five hundred three hundred million dollars that's the figure that he means in afghanistan so it hundred million dollars as part of sixteen billion dollars worth of g.d.p. this past year or could be seventeen years is a small percentage. is not of a percentage there is about to come to two point five billion dollars that goes to the middlemen some of them are capped and some of them are non afghan's that money does not stray into afghanistan their money goes into regional countries their regional haven't destinations so the actual figure that remains in afghanistan is quite not ok but here is my question as this financial aid money declines to think you're going to see more and more of your people rely on helping economy there is

certainly a possibility but the thing is if you look into afghanistan it is closely correlated with insecurity places that are secure that are within our hands you don't see the production of work and that is only in india where we do not have control over the saw so that if we fortress again on helping us constitution to secure our country and if we house and put pressure. on outside elements they come in creating think we will be in afghanistan we believe that with security and stability the the opium use will be dealt with in a more sustainable and a more real manner but again as long as there is security as long as there are out of reach there will be the opium of the production of food and some of that money goes again to the traffic or some of this even goes to the insurgents finances and surgeons so it's in the interest interest of insurgents as well to allow production

as well as in again the environment for the production of what the american. you know over sixty percent of afghanistan's stock lation is under the age of twenty five it's their respective labor market for these people otherwise there really is a subject for terrorist recruiters absolutely this is the biggest challenge and that's why we see this we need to focus on more sustainable. employment generation and on that in that exist exist and focusing on i would be culture that exists in focusing on infrastructure trade and transit there exists in the middle of the. case. they use the afghans that the footage of kiss and so again opportunity for education for higher education this can provide again he cullen to do labor for production within afghanistan in some could even be exported now in two thousand and two hundred cars i who is now the president of

afghanistan said if the international community is really serious in saying afghanistan secure it must help begin reconstruction of infrastructure projects when we speak about those projects no one is interested has it changed. first of all we must acknowledge at the big pieces of infrastructure have happened the railroads of afghanistan which connects our major cities is worth right now our billion dollars worth of infrastructure it has been done and it's not nice and small amount of investment that has happened the institution of the city the electricity rate no major cities have electricity in the next couple of years there will be for the primary the first time of understand how the railway which will be expanded upon. for the first time again afghanistan we have the

development of telecom. industry with private investment of some billion dollars for therapeutic by the environment this increase. and basement by by others in the mineral resources in the chinese coming investing some five billion plus. dollars in one mine in the copper mine in the indian canoe units coming in and this thing anywhere between ten to fifteen billion dollars in the next three to five years in another mineral deposit in iron ore and of course other. investors as well taking interest for the first time and i will remember it as what it exists any of the world twenty years ago twenty five years ago but today there they are they're much more interested in this in our oil and gas little thought of things i think there are without the support of the international community and without the achievements of the. president of those governments in the past twenty years or not have happened for the things that happen in addition to that of course there are

particularly what we call it the transformation ticket is to focus on some other transform ational foundational investment that will put us on a path to sell three lines of self-sufficiency and that is again in infrastructure that will focus on a would it be culture sector of warthe in food security as well as in commercial and our transport sector which is good for expanding or on. craig with others as well as transit through afghanistan is a critically which is good for again industrial sector as well as for commercial. railway connection which again will facilitate. better environment for our minerals forces as well as for transit uncrate for those sort of some of the key focus is that we will have in the next decade afghan finance minister mr sahil while we wish all the best in achieving our goals in front of the outline of your country thank

you very much thank you very much for the support and. thank you. mission free could you take three days for charges three. three. three stooges free.

food free broncos videos for your media projects a free media john darche john tom. the headlines on r t the un forges ahead in its efforts to mediate peace in syria with russia backing the push for a peaceful solution to the syrian opposition admits it is being from abroad while some continued calls for military intervention. afghan government delegation visiting the site where sixteen civilians were killed by a rampaging u.s. soldier leaving one dead and three injured so we can massacre has led to widespread fury with anti american rallies all across the country. and the e.u. approves the second bailout to greece which will see the country stave off bankruptcy for the time being but while the eurozone crisis rages on the not

nonstop flow of regulations from brussels continues forcing some firms out of business. there are all the news headlines right now with the headlines from your world of sports is do or die time for a couple of big hitters in the champions league isn't it it certainly is it's not too often that munich. before the quarter final stage of the champions league but that's exactly what could happen this evening more not just a second right. this is sports day plenty to head over the next ten minutes or so including three stories in. quarterfinal quest it's champions. time again with european heavyweights byron unocal and interpol needing to overcome first leg deficits to make lasting. setting the old russian army of the troop it seems all of us open

champion some stores are following an epic encounter at the indian wells. and hitting the heights eastern europe schools tend to dissipate in snowboarding if it's this and even spurred. more of that coming up shortly but let's get going this hour with football where it's last chance saloon for a couple of big guns in the champions league tonight byron munich and interim must overcome last sixteen first leg losses tonight to make the quarterfinals twenty eight and winners enter there in france to take on more say the syria giants lost one nil last time up a son zero ensure not exactly a picture of health for the fast approaching clash key defender christian cheever he's i threw suspension while andreea. and ricardo alverez both myside through injury they are whoever boosted by their first win in ten games at the weekend and there is jury beating. a result that reportedly moved. to

tears. byron munich on their moment sure hope. also must take catch up tonight but in this league a side lost away to switch sides at basel three weeks ago good news for the germans is that influential midfielder posture. could start for the first time since early february after recovering from ligament damage. and once put on we have to believe in ourselves and use our strength and time which would have shown often this season michael did not subsidy trust announcer and with the support of our friends we can beat the disease on sloane norms. all right let's stay with football where the first merseyside derby of twenty twelve gets going in a few hours time liverpool hosting everton for the two hundred seventeen time in their history goes into the game after losing three and a rule in the league series which leaves county georgia sitting seventh everton maybe two spots believe their cross-town rivals but how can being beaten in over

two months victory for the toffees elite from the plus one. both right and wrong are one for maybe. they think you need to. make things more optimistic. for them and. the same thing because it comes from some of the want to give the dog. helpings is the tennis for maria sharapova has run to her first title of the season is picking up some pace the russian comfortably into the fourth round at indian wells expense of simona halep the second seed who is one of three players still in the draw to have previously won the tournament set six three the match was the first ever meeting between occur on the rumanian simply had no answer to this year's brilliant open finalist in the second half of a race to a five love lead then won four straight games in a topsy turvy set before twenty four year old schrumpf a secure victory on

a six three six four storyline i tell you but the bench is a. shopping list compiled three at ninety eight patrol the meanwhile holiday to remember the twenty nine year old taking care of us open champion son still sure and another epic thank you to her six one six seven seven six zero it ended this time around the jewel hold the record for the longest ever women's not since the titrate was introduced last year's us open and then this encounter was equally as gruelling with type breaks deciding the second and third since the decisive ongoing patrol was way in a match which lasted two hours forty six minutes an impressive victory for the thirty eighth seed we know meets fellow russian reoccur. and in the men's game world are one to talk talk of which is through to the fourth round in california joker claiming a straight sets victory over kevin understand of south africa six two six three

zero finished up in favor of the top seeded serb next top spaniard and. let's talk basketball a move to the n.b.a. where minnesota finally reason to smile the temple of stopping eight nine game losing streak following a narrow way when phoenix it was the host though who scored their opponents in the first quarter thirty four twenty eight but in the second term all storm right back to the seven point advantage of the break sixty three fifty. six kevin love netting a game heist thirty for the visitors including this three pointer early in the fourth quarter that made it ninety eight ninety two in favor of all of minnesota visitors managed to hold their nerve to avenge the famous one to seven tops and then. the result means either side a currently in the same season places that. eastern europe biggest snowboarding competition was held over the weekend just our side versus second city some petersburg apart from bringing together the brightest young winter sport talents it

was only the second time such a high caliber event has been held here in russia. why so long for us. to see petersburg region is not famed for its schemes snowboarding slopes to talk to a new russia's new capital is this new building even in the making it's here the second annual quicksilver neustar snowboarding event was held part of his finger on competition called the ticket to rifle and which riders from all over the world compete in various locations worldwide. t.t. or or take it's a ride it is an international association and they have certain great syria for the level of competition if you want your event to have four star status you need to have these great theory in place the amount of prize money level of infrastructure etc so far everything is quality i have been through four and five story vents so i would even venture to say that it looks like a five star event. the highest rating an event carries the move points in the bigger attraction for competitors this has to be this no boarding event for

russians this winter season as it's only the second time of the all star events of the tickets the right tool is being held in russia and that means there's a whole lot more at stake which is attracted a whole bunch of international and local snowboarders seeking glory the event a grid star status means riders were vying for the fifteen thousand dollars prize last year's winner in phoenix mubarak was back to defend his title. only had much to say about russia and. i think it's it's great that so many people you know get involved in snowboarding in russia so that it develops some get something. yes i think it's great i think just welcoming us european riders does come here to competition with and it is every time last year or so this year also really great unfortunately felix didn't make the final and had to pass his crown to russia's

alex a symbol of the russian beat writers from finland norway and austria proving that snowboarding in russia this will ensure a gathering pace but it wasn't just the snowboarders thrilling the thousands of spectators. russian shop giants come as masters race team selling of their most him she knew something feats in a woman climbs up the back of a rally it was also time for some death defying stunts but first on the right to kill at teatime x. games medalist i think russia could be a huge player and an extreme sports of that that saddest yeah i don't think there's too many russian i think over the states for the x. games but i think would be awesome it's about a certain and and her being happy competitors in crowds meant it was a good day for the sport but the organizers say he's got big plans for the future we started about four years ago to organize a contest and now we have a biggest event in muslim europa so i think it's a good progress and for the next year we have a plan to move it to the city because if we can get the ball to the dangers here we

also can get about fifty one hundred in the city who doesn't last forever meaning this events the last big one in russia this season but bigger and better is to come in the sport avalanching in popularity in russia and beyond my christian can be seen in his big region. finally heavyweight boxing world champions the team here on the telly klitschko right. in kiev on monday for the premiere of a new film about their lives the documentary simply named klitschko it celebrates the brothers on their rise from status in ukraine to their current dominance of the heavyweight division features interviews with those who know them best internet friends and family the telly and that is of the premiere of that initial discussions about a possible fight with britain david haye hard taken place while confirm the identity of his next challenger is what. will make sure that they're really from

the next event. or july is going to be a good story thompson and the cordingley will do anything possible to win and the fan my titles. as impressive as possible that is how your sport looks at this hour i'll see you again in just under two hours time with work whether it's next year. will be the. science technology innovation all the developments around russia we've got the future covered.

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