all the devils, when the obliteration of the mutiny resulted in the 800000 inhabitants of india. however, the british empire never broke the free spirit of the indians and their will for resistance. with if we were still in afghanistan, it would have, i think, made much more complicated the support that we've been able to give and that others have been able to give you crank. and the u. s. withdrawal from afghanistan helped free up the resources to resist russia in ukraine. a conflict began around 6 months off. the troops were pulled from cobbled. that's how the u. s. a secretary of state respond to criticism of the move quote, another betrayal. that's how human rights activists brown the u. s. spending bail if it fails to provide aid to tens of thousands of afghan refugees who arrived in the country following washington's withdrawal in 2021. as

a result of unfriendly actions, energy resources are being real orientated to other markets, to the market, to friendly countries. that russians, deputy prime minister says moscow is ready to turn to new partners in the asia, pacific africa and latin america energy cooperation. while those who impose to anti russian sanctions continue to suffer shortages with real work no way to friday evening, and the city that never sleeps its anti international life from moscow. it's great to have you with us. so the u. s. secretary of state response to criticism of last year's withdrawal from afghanistan and saying it has helped to free up resources for conflict that started over 6 months later when it comes to russia's war against ukraine. if we were still in afghanistan, ah, it would have, i think,

made much more complicated the support that we've been able to give. and that others have been able to give you kind to resist and push back against the russian aggression. well, it certainly sounds like him, he's suggesting it could have been more than pure coincidence that the united states decided to ditch afghanistan right before it decided to shift its attention to ukraine. i mean, just the sheer haste with which the u. s. left afghanistan and the chaos that was allowed to spread or reason enough for a lot of people to wonder why was that the case? i mean, we saw civilians clinging to an aeroplane falling to their deaths, suicide bombers. and the taliban got their hands on a lot of us equipment. so naturally it's had a lot of people raising questions about whether or not this was all part of some sort of bigger plan that washington had. isn't it suspicious that we were just told that we had to leave the afghan war very sloppily? by the way, we announced that out of august 31st 2021. and then the very next day on september

1st, america said that they were due, we were joining an effort. we were locking on the e u to doing an effort to help you crane join nato. after all, washington spent over $2.00 trillion dollars on this over 20 year long military operation that it had enough ganna stand. and a few us was looking at another potentially multi trillion dollar conflict. i think it goes without saying that that would have been very difficult to sustain. is it possible that that washington knew what was coming in ukraine and was essentially getting, getting ready for it. while there are actually a lot of indications that indeed they may have because before in august of 2021 before the afghanistan withdrawal, the united states actually resurrected a long range artillery command center in germany that was last used during the cold war. and this was long before there was any talk of open hostilities between ukraine and russia. or we can actually look at the american lend lease act of 820221 of the main pieces of legislation that is facilitating the sort of blank

check that key of has for western weapons. it was introduced in january over a month before russia launched it special military operation, actually. and we can even look on top of all that. what a number of western officials have said about the minsk ceasefire agreements. the 2014 minsk agreement was an attempt to give the crane time he craig use this time to become strong. as you can see today, the ukraine of 20142015 is not the ukraine of to day when i needed the minsk agreements to gain at least full and a half years to build the ukrainian forces to build the acquainting economy, to train ukrainian forces alongside nato, to create the best armed forces in eastern europe, according to nato standards. now, people who are skeptical might write off all that is circumstantial evidence on its own, but that's not all. we should also take into account what us politicians have openly

said about the united states. foreign policy attitude towards russia. moreover, is one witness put a during our impeachment inquiry, the united states age ukraine and her people so that we can fight rush over there and we don't have to fight russia here. now unfortunately, it looks like today we're seeing exactly that ukrainians, fighting and dying to accomplish the united states foreign policy objectives. and unfortunately, it looks like he has learned nothing from the neglect with which us forces treated their former allies in afghanistan as the smoke of war. cleared, but also another topic of the u. s. secretary of state has praised washington's assistance efforts overseas and reiterated america's commitment to afghanistan. as we look ahead to 2023, we will continue to use all of our diplomatic tools to drive these clarity and many others, including maintaining our commitment to the people who are going to stand, particularly those who support the u. s. mission there over 20 years,

as well as the stand up for the rights of women and girls. on friday, the u. s. loa house will vote on a government funding bill, which are us based human rights group has denounced completely forgetting afghans the so called a, a scan adjustment actors are portly, being dropped from the bill, not driving anger from pro gun groups. this feels like another be trail of afghans by the united states, by a small group of senators who hold deep anti immigrant views of our community, who now throw 80000 afghans in legal limbo in what is especially a dark week for us. our community is being left to pick up the pieces yet again, part causing a lot out to a dollar. hey, why? the former i scan governor, who's joining us here on asi international, a very warm welcome to you. so thank you so much for joining us here. on the program, as you probably just have a moment ago, we were listening to a, a pro afghans human rights group, which says it actually feels betrayed. why do you think the strong words

a well, i think in the united states has betrayed afghans a several times over. you know, it's not the 1st time they are betrayed. afghanistan in 2012, when the announce that the war is over and it was over against the tourist groups and we are moving out of afghanistan and i was the governor serving an old province and we knew, you know, that there was a resurgence of taliban and al qaeda and other terrorist groups in afghanistan and african government wasn't able to to hold its position against these terrorist organizations. then the 2nd time, the in may and the announced, you know, that by the 5th in, by the month of august, you know, they would be leaving afghanistan. once again, you know, afghans was betrayed because africans, african government was not really, you know, to sustain itself. and as a result, we have seen that the collapse of the republic government and that's on top of one another terrorist organizations taking over afghanistan. now, d took some africans,

you know, who put their life in, in line for, for the united states government. and for the u. s. army and the fall falls alongside the u. s. army, the will, and some of them you will, a back waited to the united states, some of them. they're still an asset in other countries in a waiting to be evacuated to united states, and some are still in afghanistan. they are scared of their lives, and they are living in afghanistan in destruction. and here, you know, the united government is discontinuing the aid and all, you know, the budget which was allocated to, to african was supposed to be held. you know, at this time, however, when we say what, i'm so sorry, i beg of you for giving us some sort of jumping. but there's so much to cover here . and i really appreciate having you on the show here, look, america was there, and nato forces were afghan, a staff, a 20 odd years. they had this, you know, they had the statement at the end that nobody gets left behind. and as you said, men were left behind and now it seems like they're discontinuing aid to afghanistan

. now as well, why, why do you think there it is? is it not such a top story for america anymore? is it because it's dropping down the news cycle? why is it, why is attention being lessened to afghanistan? it's not only you know, that in the eighty's been discontinued for afghanistan as the age discontinued to those africans who put their life and line for the us army. i mean, they would not be associated with those who are in the united states, those war waiting to be evacuated and in other countries. and i thought in other countries, and those africans who are still fighting the lives there in afghanistan, that they would not be assisted. you not be any. and any more. yes, of the i was looking at the conference, you know, a joint conference between zalinski and andrew biden. and i wanted, you know, to tell zalinski to look at some old footage of a former us president who met former after president and d treated exactly the same. and they said they promised exactly the same thing. and

now they have left afghanistan to in the hands of terrorists, and they've just walked the way and they went in to ukraine. the fate of ukraine is going to be the same as africans, you know, to the, the pro, it is you bring your grading real a few years. ukraine and government a u. s. a. military 8292, you graham. and then i said, you will have a different credit in do, you will leave ukraine in the most, you know what? no one, i think there are lessons to be learn as we go along. and we have to understand that fully that how the u. s. government and how the policies work. they came to afghanistan 20 years ago, to, to, to move terrorism organizations from afghanistan today, al qaeda diet. i says, all this taught on and other organization or is organization more than 45 service organization, you're operating right now in afghanistan and they came to remove these are tourism in addition, but the left us with all the service organization years later they went back. if

they came to, i got us on to the b service organization the 1st place 22 years ago. why didn't they leave us with the stories organization we will find you will getting use of them 22 years ago. he said, no, he would bring it. now you heard yesterday, you know that no women would be allowed to go to university to go to school. i mean, all the channels for women education channels would be something. this is something that happened in your, in recent days. isn't it mr. high? what that girl women, i'm not going to be allowed a formal education and i've gone on correct day before yesterday the tall one, the and also of no women would be allowed to study for that education. university of naming off the cross 6 in school, they would not be allowed to go to the 2nd school or high school or even university . so if they were supposed to bring democracy, if this is the democracy, they do what intending to bring us. we have to warn the countries the or ally, but with the united states today, like the ukrainians. you know, that do, we'll do,

we'll do, we'll do a phase, the similar faith that we'll present right now. i think it's a good listen to, to be learn. you know, when, when the united states is making friends, when do you nice, it's promising that we will do this for you. this is just for the time. when do you think you know that this is right for and for, for that and for their benefits. you know, when i was just going to say, i was just going to say it's comments like v is that if you are having a conversation with another presenter on another to say on a mainstream channel network, the interview would come to a very quick and then your statement, lucid thoughts and you being very direct and i appreciate that mr. hey, what i wanted to ask you, you mentioned a few moments ago for the war on terror, has essentially propagated tera. you said there are now at least 45 groups of or 45 terrorism groups operating and i've got to st on many of them i assume operating in the wake. if all this american equipment that was gifted to the taliban, essentially what america fled in august 2021. you are a former governor in afghanistan. if there's something that the world needs to know

about your country, what does the world need to know right now? i just thought that you know, if any buys a news channel wants to cut me, i don't mind because the voice is not only my voice that could be stopped and could not be heard further. but you know, the cause of the atrocities that the terrorists are committing to the in afghanistan. it's a queen all over the world. i think today with 2 social media and other media outlets, you know, people of the world to know that what's happening to afghanistan and why is happening to afghanistan? b, 2022 years ago africans, we were very fine. we were sitting with the service organizations, al qaeda was there was on below them was there, everyone was there. we were living in peace with these people. we don't have any problem. all of a sudden the united states government came in this so we will bring you democracy. and we'll take all the sort of those organizations out of afghanistan and will

destroy them now 22 years ago, emmons or what he was killed and was elected hon in the pro much district and cheerful. and there are still a lot of other international total is who wanted and there are jews on these. like the fall under the interior minister of afghanistan's report on government, there's a $5000000.00 us dollar bond on his head by the us government. and the same us diplomats are negotiating deals with the same terrorist who has bounty on their heads. what you want and the lesson community, or from the, from, from the us government, or from the, from any we don't have any allies at the moment. like if you're going in there are the darlings of the allies of the west. we don't have those privileges now, and i'm just going to jump in and say that, you know, it's no surprise to afghanistan has been called the graveyard of empires. you know, the french try the british try the soviets try the americans try and clearly it's going to take time for afghanistan to get back on its feet and regained true

sovereignty. abdullah, he was a former afghan governor next time we will talk for longer. thank you. so much for your time today. we appreciate having you on thank you quote, the reorientation of russia's energy resources was one of them major changes this year. that's according to deputy prime minister, alexander novak, that he summed up how russia's role in global markets has changed in 2022 to $13.00 to make these 3 as a result of unfriendly actions. energy resources are being re orientated to other markets, to the markets of friendly countries. first of all, these of the asia pacific region, africa, and african countries. latin american countries are so called partners who introduced such economic restrictions against russia considering them as economic, although in fact they are political from an economic point of view. they will only home themselves. we see rising prices in europe. the u. s. we see inflation, which has never been seen before and which is counted in double digits. we see many

industries closing as a result of rising prices, a shortage of energy resources. now russia, our deputy prime minister added that our next year could be even tougher for the e u, which we'll have to find a new way to cover its energy deficit without russian oil. a ban on seaborne imports of crude oil from russia was part of the latest sanctions package from brussels. of further restrictions on the import of oil products into the e. u will come into effect, that'll be kicking off in february next year. when mean time, russia accuses the u. s. and other western countries of attempting to artificially manipulate international markets. new legislation from moscow fries, the state gas, export a gas problem from fulfilling obligations under foreign contracts. if it violates national guidelines. the specifics of the price designation are to be determined, i should say, by the end as we understand of next week the much them so nation that if we believe

our energy resources are in demand, despite the balance applies and embargoes on shipments to the u. s. a, canada, the u. k. in europe, our resources are in demand because there was a need in the world, and russia is a large supply of oil and petroleum products. we are ready to go for a reduction in terms of production. perhaps this will happen. we believe in the current situation, it is possible to take risks rather than be guided by the price comp policy was great to have with us a new diesel electric russian submarine, leaky lukea has been logged into the waters of st. petersburg. never revive the launch ceremony. took place at the russian admiralty shipyard and some petersburg, the new 4th generation submarine as a non nuclear vessel. in fact, it's whole was 1st laid down back in 2015. and you can see more pictures and more details about this new russian sub at r t dot com. so

the united arab emirates on india are on a full scale partnership with both countries, negotiating trading in national currency. so that's according to abu dhabi on bassett at a deli who also outlined the importance of defense cooperation and will learn more now of course, live to india correspondence ruin jones shot him. now joining us here and this friday evening program live from moscow a greatest urine join. how important are these top st. i'm basically, i like to ask you, what are the prospects for mutual development between the 2 nations to answer your 1st question already very, very significant and also to give you a sense of how it all began. in fact, earlier the india started building new banking channels to be able to trade with moscow. why is that? this is after february after rochelle is offensive in ukraine and the subsequent

western sanctions treating in the global economy. the traditional way, in fact or for treating was disrupted. why? because swift now was out of the picture. russia was banned from swift, swift essentially, which is the global payment gateway. and now india wanted to continue its trade with mosque or not just to buy oil, but other sectors defense. so for example, and several other sectors. india has been creating whitmore school for decades. now, somewhere in july, the r b i o the reserve bank of india announce to plan to settle overseas trade in rupees ad this is around last month in november when 9 russian bangs set up to trade in rubies, of course, shows the 1st country to do that but now of course we learning as you mention and learning. there are several other countries that are interested in trading in

groupies with india. now experts say that while it may take dive, it definitely is a stock d. all right. and do you enjoy and is it part of a larger story that's really happening today? isn't it you are touching down on some of it. i'll be new cooperation with national trade and national currencies. i should say between india, the u. s. e. then you factor in the bricks, the s c o i see on as well. what about china's presidential prince and to re add recently with securing oil for the biggest oil importer? no, no, go no longer in petro dollars, but in reality and you one as well. runjun sharma, archie india correspondent to senior. thank you. la staying in india. forbid more here on the program. more than a dozen people, though, as we understand reportedly dead after a truck carrying army personnel fell into a gorge in the northeast. in state of sic him according to local media or at least 16 officers and soldiers lost their lives for others injured. and the accident

happened when the driver lost control of the vehicle was trying to negotiate a steep turn and get it down a rocky ravine. the truck was part of a 3 vehicle convoy of the injured soldiers had been lifted to a nearby hospital for it. so as japan proposed to host the g 7 summit next year, a member of the countries parliament has called on the us to officially recognize america's nuclear bombing of hiroshima and nagasaki. in 1945. it's been 77 years since war 2. and the u. s, which used atomic weapons has not apologized. the u. s. has always loudly promoted to mock rsi human rights and freedom in response to actions by other countries. if that's really what they believe, then they should tell japan and the world, frankly, what they have done for us, i drop nuclear bombs on the 2 cities as world war 2 really was wrapping up and 945

. this was despite japan having already offered to essentially capitulate an estimated 100000 people were killed instantly and at least 3 times as many subsequently died from the effects of radiation. in 2016 then us, president obama became the 1st sitting american leader to visit him. however, he didn't apologize for the atomic bonds of political analyst, alexander bruno offers his view on why it's u. s. policy essentially not to apologize for such acts. no american president has ever apologized for the bombings of he lost him and i go saki with nuclear weapons. and an analysis of the narrative suggests that it is a policy not to apologize. and there are some, shall we say, practical for lack of a better term dealing reasons before this, at least why we can imagine the united states has refused to do so. i mean,

we've seen it in successive operation. the, the us did not apologize for afghanistan, leaving it, abandoning to the taliban without any hope and blocking its funds. so it's not going to apologize for the pivotal event, which all other presidents have refused to apologize for the so i don't think we can expect right into offer such an apology in hiroshima, in 2023. now i made the politics of the world today. india is one country which has stood resolute despite western pressure, while demanding that essentially stops trading with russia. a business for him to strengthen economic ties between the 2 nations was recently held here at moscow. the basically to be the title about her being a multi polar world order. that was a focus of the event and breaking it all down for us and sees softly and the i m.

f announced in september that india had become the world's 5th largest economy, speeding up from 11th place in just a decade. and judging by the congress, current policies, it has no intention of slowing down. india's growth potential has not gone unnoticed with other global international players such as russia, eager to join it. you can hear from him, india is one of the world's leading countries in terms of economic growth. its population will soon be bigger than that of any country. new delhi has vast diplomatic experience in settling various kinds of problems, and it has authority and a strong reputation in its region. in the wake of the ukraine conflict, india rejected the western notion that trading with russia somehow immoral new daily has insisted that it would shop whatever it gets a good deal for its people. following through on that pledge, india has increased its emperors of discount at rush and crude oil becoming it stop

by for the 2nd month in a row in december. and now new dell is decision to embrace the concept of self determination is reaping the benefits. in this inflation has he, the year low? well profit from fuel experts keep getting higher. but the mutual beneficial relations between russian india don't stop with oil, russian and indian business, political and public sector leaders have gathered at the 13 russian indian business forum in moscow. this week, the theme of this year's meeting reads as an integral partnership between india and russia in the new world order with a focus on health care information technology, logistic banking, and the oil and gas industry, as well as other national projects. we are digging oil gas, coal fertilizers, right? but india has got a lot of products and then this products are very expensive. it didn't come in order during the co way. then after this go with what didn't become very expensive . so a new product had not, no, physically, ready,

really expensive. so these are right then once it happens in this room starts the whole ania yoga, you know, iowa, that would have been the russian market lately. indian spices, iowa in includes so many things without coming. once the good is cheaper transportation participants also discussed further economic cooperation between the 2 countries. as well as what can be done legislatively to create a more favourable business climate can also ever watched russian financial authorities and making great efforts not. i need to do price quotes for the repair as soon as possible, but also to make it a full fledged trading parties until the moscow exchange were chosen. this would reflect its demand among russian import is an exports us. so i think this is one of the most important elements to accelerate our mutual settlements in national currency. suppose or negotiations are actively under way to accelerate the development of the logistics route between vladivostok and janai and other ports of

india, which would also contribute to a significant increase in cargo flows from russia to india. millennium. the bank was organized by the indian business allies with the support of the moscow department of foreign economic and international relations. the business council for cooperation with india, and there was congress foundation. the ration in business forum has become an important platform for highlighting issues and opportunities related to a business sized between russia in india and for ensuring the continuation of the progress and development of both nations. germany is state secretary in charge of competition policy has called on the european commission to launch a probe in 2 twitters policies. under the use new digital markets act. they're saying the tech giant poses a threat to free speech will as learn more now across live, to our, to contributor a rachel marston, who's are joining us to cover this story. now, with this program from moscow worse just hoffers 5 pm here in the russian capital.

rachel, here we go again, the argument over freedom of speech rearing its head again. what can you tell us now, rachel, i think i think you might have a we might have lost a circle here. can you hear me? ok, so complaining to the european union is executive leadership about press. censorship is kind of like walking into mcdonalds and whining about obesity, but that's what german economy ministries state secretary fen jingled of the green party just did. he wrote to the european commission, demanding that the e tackle censorship on the american social media platform, twitter because he doesn't like how it's new owner. ellen musk is running it changing general terms and conditions. almost every hour. a rustic justifications for extensive restrictions on links and the blocking of journalists accounts. not

only threatened freedom of competition, but also pose a risks of democracy, freedom of opinion, and formation, and the press. the you should use all the possibilities at his disposal to protect competition. i'm freedom of speech on digital platforms. he kind of have to wonder how long rit van j. gold here has been asleep or what rock he's been hiding under. we're talking about the same european commission that keeps arbitrarily sanctioning journalism, appearing on any, and all russian platforms. now the end result is that citizens living inside the supposedly free and democratic europe, smack up against the use information, iron curtain whenever they want to see news and analysis on these particular platforms, which people elsewhere in the world from vietnam or brazil or beyond have absolutely no problem accessing, but you know, in the e u, we do so jiggled, never spoke up about press censorship and the front to democracy in the

e. u. but now he's demanding action against musk and twitter. and he's not the only one either. you commissioned vice president for values and transparency. that's an actual title via g rover tweeted recently quote, news about arbitrary suspension of journalists on twitter is worrying. and that there are quote red lines and sanction soon. so she's threatened must be sanctions for the kind of press censorship that the e u practices itself. is it a surprise of these journalists ban briefly on twitter were establishment journalists and not any one particular, any known for ruffling the establishment feathers. where are these european champions of press freedom when musk disclosed recently after taking over twitter, the extent to which twitter knowingly greenlit accounts belonging to the pentagon, in order to run covert online influence campaigns to push washington's official narratives.