because the security in afghanistan the stability of afghanistan is not only for afghanistan it took effect disability and security of the region including russia so wonderful are a product of our foreign policy to fight against terrorism and extremism and stability of afghanistan in the region is regional cooperation because the fight against terrorism and extremism is not only individual afghanistan it is a regional issue so if you cannot find a solution the additional solution for it will be in deep trouble because that will continue until the longest time is nato presence threatening your internal security in relations to your immediate neighbors we have. being working through day one to ensure sure our neighbors that the presence of new to a life force in afghanistan for security and stability in afghanistan for the fight against terrorism and extremism is not directed against any other country and so far you have kept that reassuring god we need to have a regional competition as i mentioned to to defeat terrorism extremism kabul has very good relations with washington and with

came to afghanistan to liberate afghanistan from different of the taliban. carelessness for some tremendous challenges to rebuild the south because for thirty years of the war the country which solidly was a poor country has been completely destroyed for the challengers the hard rebuilding the country giving the normal life toward people who are our children go to school to have a health care i try but you cation. that this what you're trying to do now would or friends british defense chief general sir david richards said that nato should prepare for another thirty forty years to stay in afghanistan which makes and mockery of the plans transition in two thousand and fourteen why do you think nato changed its strategy and do you think that strategy defeating the tribal opposition was right in the first place number one it's not a tribal position it is a fight against terrorism and extremism and to try. chief in the tribal people of the first victim of terrorism which are being killed every day. date of two thousand and fourteen afghan proposal president karza

because the security in afghanistan the stability of afghanistan is not only for afghanistan it took effect disability and security of the region including russia so wonderful our product in war foreign policy the fight against terrorism and extremism and stability of afghanistan in the region is a region of cooperation because the fight against terrorism and extremism is not only individual afghanistan it is a regional issue so if you cannot find a solution the additional solution for it will be in deep trouble because that will continue and take longer time sir he told the u.n. general assembly and i quote you to complement our efforts towards eliminating poppy production who wish to see greater action to counter smuggling of precursors into our country and to reduce the. manned and consumption of drugs in other countries as of today over two and a half million russians are addicted to afghan heroin this is where mr why has your administration and your allies failed to tackle the poppy production first of all the poppy production in afghanistan have to result of thirty years of war

by the precursor which are not produced in afghanistan is proof outside afghanistan and came inside afghanistan we will do our things our job to reduce and eliminate poppy cultivation afghanistan but also a war in the region should do did it forced to reduce the demand because because because the demand the production of poppies there so it's a common effort commonly for reducing the cultivation giving too far out of afghanistan the alternative which they would accept to to grow something poppy elections have also been a lot in needs lately two actions have taken place since the nato led invasion both sat fraudulent with the rigging with results published only two months after the poll what do you say to those who are claiming you and your allies are planning an unsustainable political system afghanistan a democratic system afghanistan after thirty years of war and lawlessness no government practically with different kind of government has now system to democratic process is taking root but you know you cannot make democracy in one day a new country especially in a country that had been at war

afghanistan and came inside afghanistan we will do our things our job to deduce and eliminate poppycultivation afghanistan but also a world in the region should do did it for to reduce the demand because because because the demand the production of poppies there so it's a common if word of reducing the cultivation giving too far out of afghanistan the alternative which they would accept to two groups something poppy but also working to reduce the consumption and the demand for the trucks. watch the full interview with the afghan foreign minister coming your way this sunday here on r.t. meanwhile the latest pentagon report shows that violence in afghanistan has reshapes highest point in the nine years since the u.s. led invasion american military officials admit that progress in afghanistan has been limited with only modest gains made against the taliban leadership are now based in pakistan his policy or looks at the relocation of u.s. forces from iraq to afghanistan the latest attempt to break the deadlock. i will what she's trying to do is coming to an end he's part of the american

to all of afghanistan is in full control of the country as soon as possible the afghan our foreign minister is here in moscow where he met his opposite number so to be a lover of to discuss russia's role in the stabilization of afghanistan moscow pledged to continue all the financial and military aid and to provide the tools to stem the flow of drugs artie's alexy unicef he has been following the talks for us. the two foreign ministers meeting today in moscow or c. seem to be pretty happy about the way the corporation is going this cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking has been very strong of late we know that russia has donated twenty thousand kalashnikov rifles to afghanistan to the interior troops in afghanistan to fight the spread of drugs as well as the recent joint us russian operation in afghanistan after which almost one ton of herion was destroyed and several drug labs were shut down in the country so obviously the two ministers said that now the cooperation is going well and it will expand in the future according to mr lavrov so that was just one thing that the coopera

to be in afghanistan, because the taliban is not in afghanistan. >> i agree there's not enough focus pushed on to some of these questions about governance and the rule of law. too much focus on handing over to the afghan security forces without really looking at or trying to shape the political environments that underlies much of the conflict that we're seeing. i was just in kandahar a couple of weeks ago and looking into some more recent allegations of human rights abuses by rasick, and i think it sends a terrible message that this was the year that the u.s. and nato, looking at going into kandahar and sorting out governance, and look who their partner is. it's a man notorious for past human rights abuses, narcotics smuggling, a whole host of problems. and this is the man that they're standing shoulder to shoulder with. >> a lot of the reason why we've been so dependent on these malign actors is because we have not had a lot of our own troops in afghanistan. we have not been able to exert our own power or put a lot of money and effort into training the al qaeda security forces. the

destroy this business afghanistan. well those who have military uniform and signed up to fulfill their duty is should not have any fear if they do they should seek another occupation of russian citizens who they may become the target of possible attacks. we have to understand that the current economy of afghanistan is based on a hundred and forty two enterprises. built with the participation of country there is no other legal economy in afghanistan as a matter of fact therefore. the russian government and the president have openly stated that will keep on even economic assistance to afghanistan. russia is going to inspect goods transported through its territory to see if there are any drugs. that the nato convoy could be used for drug trafficking. well you know abuse of power can be found in any organization or service but i don't think seriously as nato countries as the usa or european countries would sanction drug trafficking. we don't think so. it's not in my competence it's up to the government the defense ministry

troops to afghanistan. the pulitzer prize winners inside account a discourse the issues and conflicts among several of the obama administration's key players. mr. woodward appeared briefly on c-span's "washington journal." the program is 45 minutes. >> host: and on this friday morning the "washington journal" is pleased to welcome bob woodward of the "washington post" here to talk with you about his latest book about presidential leadership at a time of war and it's called "obama's wars." mr. woodward, thanks for being here guessed that thank you. >> host: i watch your chart rose together and as i was telling you, i want to start a conversation with your very last thought on that program. i will play for our audience and pick up the conversation from there. let's listen in. >> right here is we are on thin ice, and that not enough has been done to clarify and set the direction of the war, which will not -- it's not just going to define in part the obama presidency your it's going to define where this country

the large scale production of drugs in afghanistan continues and besides heroin afghanistan has constantly occupied the first place in hashish production to live in morocco behind. as we see afghanistan is the top producer of two kinds of. these amounts can't even be sold as they exceed market demand according to estimates two thirds of than a quarter manufactured us toward kind of reserved for generations to come. so this problem is very complex. even if some seasons. old enough crop. was the case last summer for instance. those reserves will come of the demand. in other words the drug barons are provided with the raw materials no worse than we are with wheat. the problem is that the number of drug barons grows every year but more and more people are getting involved in drug trafficking transiting and accompany the supply. he should never said that let me quote more from what you said to these events in kyrgyzstan showed the narco cartels do not only crave power they're also capable of destabilizing the situation and provoking a bunch out unquote. what is russia undertaking to combat drug

is proved outside afghanistan and came inside afghanistan we will do our things our job to deduce an element it poppy cultivation afghanistan but also day was indonesian should do did it forced to reduce the demand because because because there is a demand the production of poppies there so it's a common effort of reducing the cultivation giving too far out of afghanistan the alternative which they would accept to to grow something poppy but also working give everybody to reduce the consumption and to demand for the trucks. and you can watch the full interview with the afghan foreign minister on sunday here on t. meanwhile the violence in afghanistan has reached an all time high during the nine year u.s. led war that's according to the latest pentagon report american military chiefs admit the progress across the country is on even with just modest gains against the taliban and al to fall asleep and alex at the mass relocation of american forces the latest attempt to break the deadlock. will kill what she's trying to do is coming to an end he's part of the american forces who stayed b

so are your services currently present in afghanistan. yes three of our representatives are stationed there only what will this number be increased i do think our presentation in afghanistan should be bigger than they have been on the radio that you're even going to set up a representative office in afghanistan with a large mission. for this wishes must match all possibilities we would need specialists who speak the local languages and dialects and service officers which means that the issue needs work if they were used in order to have more operational freedom we need more officers. tell me is it painful when you start talking about the subject from the point of view of combat drugs this evil. that implies that our presence in afghanistan will have to be increased. people start asking you why are we going there again but. you know such speculation does emerge sometimes but you must bear in mind that afghanistan has signed a cooperation agreement with russia on a governmental level in two thousand and nine when our foreign minister signed

russia is a stepping up efforts to help nato struggling campaign in afghanistan it's agreed to allow the alliance's armored vehicles through its territory to afghanistan in reducing their were alliance on the volatile pakistan while confirmation came from the russian foreign minister sort of a lot off during talks with his afghan counterpart here in moscow. also pledged to keep up the battle against the drugs flow as antti is alexy reports. the two foreign ministers meeting today in moscow or c. seem to be pretty happy about the way the corporation is going this cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking has been very strong of late we know that russia has donated twenty thousand kalashnikov rifles to afghanistan to the interior troops in afghanistan to fight the spread of drugs as well as the recent joint u.s. russian operation in afghanistan after which almost one ton of herion was destroyed and several drug labs were shut down in the country so obviously the two ministers said that now the cooperation is going well and it will expand in the future according to mr lavrov so

kabul, afghanistan. navigates the afghan justice system, defending foreigners accused of crimes. you know, when i heard your story the first thing i wanted to say, what's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this? you've heard that before. >> i have heard that before. >> what's the answer? >> the answer is i'm just trying to help out the legal system in afghanistan. just trying to represent my clients and make sure they get justice here. >> even if it means visiting places like kabul's notorious prison to see them. she is currently appealing the murder conviction of south african contractor philip young, to afghanistan's supreme court. police admit he shot a man who first fired at him. still, he was sentenced to 16 years. >> in his court hearing he didn't have a translator. his attorney barely spoke up for him. there was no witnesses, no evidence that was presented. >> reporter: motley does not speak the local languages. with the help of interpreters, she has managed to teach herself the law, and t

not afghanistan. vice president biden makes a compelling series of arguments that we should focus on pakistan, we have enough force, enough intelligence capability, and control of the air over afghanistan that the taliban cannot and will not come back. >>host: there was a lot of discussion in washington about your comments about hillary clinton and joe biden on the next ticket. you know what intrigues people. with all of the coverage in the book, were you surprised that how much attention and blowback about the consequences of the next presidential race? >> guest: you know, it's reported in the book that one of her advisers, mark pin told her, look, it maybe if 2012, obama is in trouble. he needs to put you, hillary clinton, on the vice presidential ticket. quite -- it's being kicked around. look, it's politics. and it you look at the numbers, hillary clinton has strength with voter groups, workers, seniors, latinos, and women, and obama may need them. the white house is right, they are not talking ab

russian operation against drugs in afghanistan. yes to what is the afghan in reaction to such operations joint russian. u.s. operations against drugs in afghanistan and to further such operations. in your bill as he's going to go in all this wasn't an american russian operation that's a good group with this was an effort against spitz taken first of all by a free but not gonna stand special forces and we must be supported by u.s. troops and russia and that operations you would need to do so the figure in this was all the represented lied to employees of the federal drug control agency that were present onsite as observers from girls we only helped together information on that on the whereabouts of those five laboratories and so i would call it the three sided operations. you're with us because that's where the prevalence of afghanistan special forces i would also like to add that our corporations on the antidrug front will continue your program we used a little bit of buzz with them solicit is very important to create an internatio