the. price and if you. zoom from fans to. start on t.v. dot com. if you just joined us for a welcome this is the weekend here in all t. with all top stories from the past seven days as syria one year since its bloody conflict began the fall and shows no sign of abating and in the media war also raging methods have been exposed to use to influence public opinion. and israel is actively making the case for striking iran without america's support but warnings are growing that such an attack would drive a serious wage and its ties with washington. more violence more excuses the u.s.

is making profuse apologies for the latest deaths of civilians in afghanistan following a shooting spree by an american soldier. well have come sounds fun as ministers told me that it's hard to assess just how much damage and devastation the war has brought to his country and his people that interview is coming up now here on r.t. . it. mr afghanistan's finest minister it's great to have you with us to be with you so it's been a decade since of ghana's time has become the front stage for the war on terror by the united states how much it costs the nation the water has cost the nation

a lot it's not i don't think you can put a dollar figure on this and if you three hundred billion two hundred billion three hundred billion it's still here in. the devastation of four beyond economics. give us a taste of public public information and give us streets in the state institutions putting those together. is not easy ten years ago all after the taliban when we come back and nothing existed it's not just the. infrastructure but the government did not exist the system did not exist but with the support of the international community with their participation the number of fronts we believe me enormous progress but we're still a long way from call towards the nation and rely on its own institutions to survive and to make progress so that four and eight accounts about ninety percent ninety

five percent of the afghan g.d.p. we all know that two thousand and fourteen is to deadline for post there was draw international forces plus the reduction of aid money how we love ghana stands to stand on america for two thousand and fourteen we do after all do not want to be international forces to be in afghanistan fighting for us. even in our longer needed from the video we have to believe the prime responsibility of keeping on security should be. there's a possibility of after and you think they will be ready by two thousand and four we are already if you if you go into afghanistan if. any of the operations in different parts of the countries are carried out by afghan forces and our forces. because they are truths of that of because they are part of the afghan nation. there. will be much more effectively and much more

positive in the role of an international force there with a script in a complete konami thought this there is no doubt if it will have some impact on our economy but there is no nation in the world there can indifferently rely on foreign aid. so when you're talking about transition we're not thinking only about security foundation but also economic transition even if in the shorter term there is a downturn for the economy in the longer term that there will be. again with with with proper profit 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 eight stone or drunk and as far as they're concerned right after two thousand and fourteen it's had it's it's not towards an economic disaster but definitely

a very sharp economic crisis it will not be the fortunate thing is that we have three years think about this and to prepare ourselves for. right in front of us we had just a few moments ago we had the bomb conference and which we 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 the nato 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 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 look of sharply come down in twenty four as for foreign aid they say that there is

a huge difference between money spent on afghanistan and the money spent in afghanistan dollars for institutions that operate in your country really help reboot the economy or is it really a question of comping money from one pocket to another well this is a nice word thought in it that not everything that friends are in a country spain is in their country. it is it was in for their country or it doesn't even go into that country is it more acute a problem in your country it's a third police and it is again the focus of our recent discussions two years ago we had the kabul conference that was the prime focus and therefore we need to see more spend through afghan institutions if we need to see more aligned through afghan priorities that we would like to see more spent in afghanistan this training 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. it's topic for afghanistan and correct me if i'm wrong from what i understand it mounts to about thirty five to fifty percent of afghans shipping right now and i'm not not not really how much is not really you see. the there is what it generates is a q-tip for example it generates income for farmers a generates income for the middlemen the businesspeople who connect the international market with the afghan production and it generates again it has a huge market in the c.p.i. countries. in europe in russia in everywhere else it's value at some one hundred billion dollars. but what what gets to the producers

the farmers is no more than five hundred two hundred million dollars that's the figure that he means in afghanistan so eight 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 a big percentage there is about to come from point five billion dollars that goes to the middle men some of them are afghans some of them are non afghans money does not stay in afghanistan the money goes into regional countries to regional hub and destinations so the actual figure of their remains in afghanistan is quite small 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 opium khana me there is certainly a possibility but the thing is death if you look into afghanistan it is closely correlated with insecurity places there are secure that are within our hands you

know see the production of opium that is only in where we do not have control of our saw so that if we focus again on helping us constitution to secure our country and if we help us in put pressure. on ousted elements come in create insecurity in afghanistan we believe that first acute instability the the opium issue will be dealt with in a more sustainable and a more real manner but again if as long as there is security as long as there are out of reach there will be the opium of the production of opium and some of that money goes again to the traffickers some of this even goes to the insurgents its finances and surgeons so it's in the interest of interest of insurgents as well to allow production as well as again the environment for the production of opium to come. you know over sixty percent of afghanistan's population is under the age of

twenty five it's their respective labor market for these people cause otherwise they're really easy subjects for terrorists. this is the biggest challenge and that's why we say. we need to focus on more sustainable. employment generation and all that. exists exists and focusing on our because of the existing focus on infrastructure trade and transit there think this in the middle of the. case. they use the afghans. so again opportunity for education for higher education this can provide again and the talented 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 seeing afghanistan secure it must help begin

reconstruction of infrastructure projects when we speak about this projects no one is interested has it changed the scheme you first of all we must acknowledge the big pieces of infrastructure that have happened. during a lot of credit our major cities is worth. eight billion dollars worth of infrastructure it has been built it's not a nice small amount of investment that has happened the institutions. the. major cities have electricity in the next couple of years there will be for that expanded the first time afghanistan has the railway which would be expanded upon. for the first time and again in afghanistan we have the development of telecom. industry with private investment of a billion dollars. by the environment it's unclear. at it and with men by by others

in the mineral resources and in the chinese coming investing some five billion plus . dollars in one mine in the carter mining the indians in canadians coming in and listing 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 that taking interest for the first time and i will remember the source of it exists ten years ago twenty years ago twenty five years ago but today they're much more interested in this oil and gas those are the sort of things i think there's a without the support of the international community and what's out the achievements of the. present government in the past ten years will not have happened so those 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 transformational

foundational investment that was porters on a path to self-reliance and self-sufficiency and that is again infrastructure that was a socket i know what had become just kept at war for security as well as a commercial. our transport sector which is good for expanding our own. prayed with others as well as transit through afghanistan killer chris if you were just good for in industrial sector as well as for commercial. railway connection which again what if i fell or take. that environment for a one minute is forced through this wonderful concept and great for some of the key focus is the people have in the next decade afghan finance minister mr. we wish you all the best in achieving your goals for the development of your country thank you very much thank you very much for the support and.

nearly a billion people in the world are going hungry every day. in the united states even our trash cans are filled with food you just have to go get it with all of these perfectly good eggs because one was cracked it may be good all over the other ones just through i'm always right and she's from the german. we really like supper i. think the dumpster at one am this morning three pm this afternoon on the grill a cake made from one dozen. egg white. delicious breakfasts for the family cakes and toast for about a week every year in america we throw away ninety six billion pounds of.

well with the. technology innovation. developments around russia. the top stories in the. bloody conflict shows no sign of the placing. media war also raging supreme exposed used to influence public opinion. iran comes under further isolation of the country's banks get booted out of the global payment system of the e.u. sanctions against iran could ricochet back on its most exposed members. more excuses the u.s. is making profuse apologies for the latest threats of civilians in afghanistan following a shooting spree by an american soldier. he's been in full force in fifteen minutes

with me in the meantime cross to the sports desk with. force. hello there welcome to the sport and here's what is coming up over the next few minutes fighting for his life bolton midfielder fabrice muamba is in intensive care after suffering an apparent heart attack during a match. while bolder sing closer to the relegation zone are defeating president die in the russian premier league. and jolly giant john is in the stands world number one novak djokovic has just set up a final with roger federer well. but first an english premier league footballer is in critical condition in hospital after collapsing during a match bolton midfielder fabrice muamba appeared to suffer

a heart attack during the f.a. cup quarter final with tottenham white hart lane the twenty three year old received extensive treatment on the page before being taken to hospital where he used in intensive care he fell near the center circle with no players around him just before half time with the game tied at one one referee howard webb called off the match after consulting both teams will amber was born in the democratic republic of congo but has represented england under twenty one level when he plays have shown their support via twitter. so that match was suspended there was one other quarter final on saturday everton coming from behind to grab a one one draw with sunderland and in the premier league swanzy followed up there when a man just assisting last week with a three way will net out full on the welsh side and out to eight from the table while we can remain fourth and after drawing one one with west brom involved although still hold the above the relegation zone and the russian premier league

after their two one defeat to grass nadar after a goal is first half of the da were awarded a penalty in the second half yuri morrissey and. however many years later of all. what bank level shot people off on target but probably the most surprised after crossing guard goalie you create really well to play what you like i. mean he's seen the menu for the alexander my phone of eight noting in the interview twenty minutes to go volga remain four points above the banks and runs in nine seven point three a terry. holt eric b. roll star one male ego living grabbing his eight dollars the campaign right off the race and these pirates in three after the winter bright who. twice hockey skates i'll play offs and i wear top initially no of course out how taken a two one series late against unama in the last eight grabbing

a dramatic four three overtime win in their latest encounter i'm watching it was constantine put up off. dinara produced a quick sorts in their first home of the serious and threw everything at their firm's marico bill fired from the blue line and the uncle cleared this for himself and marking their bones to send it home one more thing after just two minutes of play the muscovites took total control and should have doubled their lead but their bad i was netminder to dial a call it was brill and between the pipes while jean i was goaltender had to deny just one shot in the old below the knee to mark out of gutter pan or even at one each at the end of the second the ball play go but the host responded in a minute and a half the blue and white stop score and hail a nice and full dinner in front scoring his sound goal in as many matches in the playoffs convey to one off to forty minutes that bellows marking four hundred level

matters again six minutes into the third do norma scored what looked like they were in or five minutes before the final buzzer but the news no good side came from behind again to make it all square and nothing separated the teams up to three periods and into overtime where their battle flowed out the winner on a foul play on the seventy seventh minute for three the final score i think is. the hard work of the whole game we. have and so by we had the whole game. we have a good feeling in the thing just work hard for it's good. we lost again despite playing well enough to win and i think we like some luck played that's about so be the one again in overtime in the air battle came from behind three times to win this second straight game lowered sign and take a two one lead in the best of seven series well genomics suffered their first home

defeat in the playoffs this season as named out of artsy. well in saturday's other game at its guards who want to play a game back in their best of seven series scott had scored at eleven goals to athens one in the first two games in st petersburg but the scoring spray came to an end just outside moscow feed off you go off it open for damage by through the first period but in the third atlanta had a number of chances and part three so this means that the match and i were trying to finish defend that again this then struck the long range and after that for a full see one victory but i think final series while. you were not thinking that it would be easy we won the first two games at home to lead the series two no so we congratulate you on the sleeves picture of the first period we controlled but in the second to give the initiative to and then a number of chances in the game confidence in the third we went in front again had

some chances to field scores it. at a lower times that sort of a good speech. oh good let's switch to tennis where there has been a major upset at indian wells eleven st john isner beating world number one novak djokovic to reach the final of the b.n.p. perry open is now is a joint at six foot nine inches and in times djokovic struggled to cope with his serve and volley game american when you type the set on the tie break djokovic should be king is now in the three previous meetings did respond by taking the next set with ease at sixty eight and likely breeze through the decider but back to back to be as tight as the first is no winning the tide breaker with his twenty eighth of the match and he will now face forty federate in the final after he beat rafael nadal in straight sets well in recent years it's been a doubt he's held the upper hand in these contests but this time round it was the

swiss he dominated federer taking the first set six games to three in just forty two minutes he then had a string of win is in a second and found himself living for the magic five to work however the dow wasn't finished and broke back with although he won the next two games and couldn't hold off federal serving me and on the streets slam down an ace for the match. in rugby wales have won the six nations with a perfect record after beating france sixteen points to nine victory avenging their defeat to the french in the semifinals of the world cup and also handing them method grand slam in eight years and even finish second after beating aren't thirty points the nine and scotland take the wooden spoon after their defeat it's too late for wales dave their six nations success the point. is also of. the people whose concern is whether we build a block of wood in the book i can proof that for you north africa. should be loved

and involved was called got the moment i think the solution to all the players coaches staff everything just intrigue omar moment. there's usually those during the campaign or provoke so far that temperatures are just. it allowed for them exhaust fans elsewhere jim furyk and retief goosen share the lead it goes transitions championship in florida the pair will take a one shot lead into the final round there they are both are on eleven under par overall after some great golf on saturday who some was red hot with the participants twenty one political thirty under fifty p. carded a sixty five for theory it was finding the greens we he won the tournament two years ago he set himself up for travel a shot back at jason dufner and sang in the play while individually gone or at least bring it back and i managed to hole this shot at the san and the eagle you can crane the world number one spot with victory.

and finally this weekend represents a chance to thank insisted grab a place in russia as the olympic team and moscow say the event attracts competitors from all over the world and includes a few names to look out for at the london games this summer with more is not a craft. and one of his plays friends comic playwright. summed up fencing as the art of giving without receiving is certainly a noble notion and with one hundred thirty men and one hundred fourteen women participating in the thirty seventh annual muster saber fencing tone and it's no wonder the event continues to grow in popularity year by year eliminate the rounds were hell throughout saturday in order to determine this year's individual champions italians and the french have always had attention for the sport but there were a plethora of other nations represented as well. and so. it's back. i think. this is the

last chance for francis to qualify for the upcoming summer that. women's final recipe of managed to defend a twenty eleven title but to kind of times overcome the chinese opponents afterward she was pleased with the win but said a lot more needed to be done prior to the impacts of my training and i was pleased with the performance i put in something to do it still needs to be done in separation for the olympics especially psychologically because that's the most difficult aspect in the men's final russia's nicholai kobayashi managed to beat france's g.m.p. and they are still about the wind brought back in solution hands once again after fences with hundred south korea kind victory twenty times and one zero and respectively so there's a today's victory doesn't mean i'm in some super form right now it's still a few months left until the olympic games so any such form could vanish by then so for me this event is simply just another phase in preparations and someday russia's

fencing team moves to get a chance to prove themselves against the league's best and hopefully is enough to ensure qualification for the sport's premier event and will host michael genco r.t. moscow. on this just time to update you on formula one's melbourne graeme pray this the first race of the season and it is mclaren jenson button he leads from teammate lewis hamilton with just under two thirds of the rights left to go we'll have the results in the next well i think in a cut last time jonny death by foot. home

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