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 the 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 who we have. being working through the worm to sure sure our neighbors the presence of new to allied forces 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 out reassuring god we need to have a regional cooperation as i mentioned to to defeat terrorism extremism the couple has very good relations with washington and w

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 are a product of our foreign policy to fight terrorism and extremism and stability of afghanistan in the region is a vision 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 in addition to a solution for it we'll be in deep trouble because that will continue until long time sir you 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 demand 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 and lawlessn

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

destroy this business afghanistan. well those who have to tom 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 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 giving economic assistance to afghanistan. russia is going to inspect goods transported through its territory to see if there are any drugs. does this mean it will be assumed that the nato convoy could be used for drug trafficking. well you know what abuse of power can be found in any organization or service but i don't think that such serious organizations as nato countries as the usa or european countries would sanction drug trafficking. we don't think so. not

kabul, afghanistan. where she 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

the large scale production of drugs in afghanistan continues and besides opiates and 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 county will be sold as they exceed market demand according to all 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 says was the case last summer for instance you know so many of 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 accompanying the supply. he should never said that let me quote more from what you said the events in kyrgyzstan showed that the narco cartels do not only crave power they're also capable of destabilizing the situation and provoking blanchard unquot

discuss afghanistan after the u.s. midterm elections i'm joined by kelly layoffs in washington she's an analyst with antiwar dot com in philadelphia we go to justin quinn he's an award winning journalist and in dubai we cross the dina hum that a professor at ziad university and another member of our cross talk team you know on the hunger justin if i can go to you first i haven't seen too many people actually talk about the issue we have a triumphant victory for many tea party candidates closely aligned with the republican party obviously and they didn't talk much about foreign policy during the campaign now they're going to be inaugurated in january what do you think speculation because we haven't heard much from the tea partiers themselves and the republican party actually what and let's focus on afghanistan how are they going to affect obama if at all are they going to make you know the republicans going to say look you know in the house we have the majority we don't want you to stick to any timetable like you've wan

troops in afghanistan. later, the national governors' association hosts the seminar for the incoming governors to advise them and their transition teams. >> along with our coverage of the miami book fair this weekend on booktv, watch "afterwards" tonight. cultures of war is a national book award finalist this year predicted the entire weekend schedule at booktv.org. >> next, stuff sgt salvatore giunta received the medal of honor. he met with the president at the white house. this is one half hour. ♪ >> ladies and gentleman, the president of the united states, and ms. michele obama, accompanied by medal of honor recipient, staff sgt salvatore guinta. ["hail to the chief" playing] >> let us pray. almighty and merciful god in whom we play our trust, we honor the extraordinary actions above and beyond the call of duty apprenticed. by the staff sergeant, an american soldier, patriot, and he wrote. -- he wrote -- hero. our hearts forever resonate with liberating stride, more themselves and their country love an

on figure i like like afghanistan. well well certainly afghanistan is one example but of course it depends on what perspective you take if you take perspective from the nato headquarters then everything seems fine nato is doing its job but if you look at the from if you if you look at it from the perspective of a number of really serious analysts in the united states well you will hear an entirely different story the story is the united states is essentially on its own why do we have to have a budget that basically and mounts to the combined defense budgets of the rest of the wall isn't that really this time for the united states to give notice to its allies including the west europeans saying look you know intent here is not right now but in ten years you're going to be on your own so nato certainly is in a very precarious situation there are many missions that it could undertake there are many pressing causes that cry out for action but it's not entirely sure what nato can really do and whether the united states will

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 was so wonderful our product involved foreign policy in 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 is nato presence threatening your internal security in relations to your immediate neighbors who we have. working from day one to assure assure our neighbors that the presence of need to a life force in afghanistan is 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 it reassuring gordon it would be neat to have a regional competition as i mentioned to to defeat terrorism extremism kabul has very good relations with

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

the sergeant and his unit are no longer in afghanistan. that doesn't mean for them the war is necessarily over. for a lot of soldiers especially those who saw intense combat they bring the experiences and sometimes the draw ma back home with them. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: before sun down last summer soldiers from the 82nd airborne division fight off a taliban attack on an american outpost near kandahar. >> stay low! stay low! >> reporter: minutes into the fight three american troops are injured including two in a key defense tower. sergeant lewis loftis moves in and takes up a machine gun. soon, the tower is back up. >> shoot! >> reporter: after 30 minutes the taliban assault is driven off. >> make sure you get security on the intersection. >> reporter: we met the sergeant earlier in the week on patrols the combat veteran on his second afghan tour volunteers to be up front spotting for bombs. >> heads up. hands up. come here. >> i'm constantly being alert in what is the next five meters, and the next 25 meters in front of me. >> reporter:

this is the cover past -- khyber pass, the way to afghanistan. there is chaos and conflict on both sides of this border. people here blame one thing. >> there are foreign troops in afghanistan. there will be no peace there or here. >> the fate of these nations are intertwined. a pullout of foreign forces from afghanistan cannot come soon enough. they believe it would have a calming effect here and reduce the blood shed on this side of the border. peace will pass along through here. insurgents come and go here in the border area and tribal belt. pakistan's isi has backed them in the past. and allegedly still does. it is here in pakistan that we managed to contact one of the three main insurgent groups fighting across the border. we met a man whose father has been branded a global terrorist. his group is talking of a cease- fire. >> talks can be held on the timetable for foreign forces to leave afghanistan. if they agree to be confined to their bases and give us a time for leaving, there can be a cease-fire. >> whatever the future for its neighbor,

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

in afghanistan's future. but i repeat the future still must be determined by the afghan people. we do not tend to dictate its and would advise others to not dictate to them either. second, cashmere remains an outstanding problem between pakistan and india and it would be useful for everyone are all concerned if the issue of kashmir as result. the current situation in kashmir is one that merits attention. once again there are complaints of human rights violations and it's not in the interest of regional stability and we are in a different party of that when kashmir becomes unstable. they've been able to discuss outstanding issues including general kashmir so we do not say that we would exclusively see it. all subjects should be discussed and that is what they conceived. so it's something we need to talk about. third question was about the regional context. pakistan does have concern and has had concerns about the security and the have been defined in a certain context. we have had for walls. the wall of afghan

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 progress across the country is on the phone with just modest gains against the taliban. looks at the mass relocation of american forces that latest attempt to break that. i will try to purchase time in iraq is coming to an end he's part of the american forces who stayed behind to train assist and he quickly iraqi security forces sure their own wants to go home that's for sure no one knows whether once they hear the jealous not just movement of troops and equipment since world war two the u.s. army is moving its supplies from iraq to afghanistan certain equipment such as are in route. mine resistant vehicles our humvees are those types of equipment a lot of our rolling vehicles rolling stock of course and some generation that equipment yes will be dedicated towards. the mission in afghanistan but critics warn that moving troops won't help much that does the lord of the. we're now going people see u.s.

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

is from the afghanistan of the '70s. i actually did the did afghanistan first in 1967. my father was ambassador there. i spent 3.5 months traveling across the country. i still a lot of the place -- i saw a lot of the place. the trouble system of the '70s has been shattered by war. the tribal leaders have lost the cohesion they had in these cases. in 2005, all of afghanistan was one tried able to exercise and keep all the election of members. that is one measure of how fractured tribal leadership has become. tribal leaders have lost power to commanders, what we call war lords. we have had a role in helping that in some cases. that does not mean it is not possible to develop power. we have to be very careful and have a lot of understanding or a lot of room for things to grow somewhat naturally in afghanistan and not assume that wean engineer it. by the way, i agree that tibet is something that looks like that passed e '70s. people did not expect as much from government. they have seen things they never solved in the '70s.

to help nato struggling campaign in afghanistan it's agreed to allow the alliance's armored vehicles through its territory to afghanistan reducing the reliance on volatile pakistan confirmation came from the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov during talks with his afghan counterpart here in moscow also pledged to keep up the battle against the drugs flow alexi 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 sad that the cooperation is going well and it will expand in the future according to mr lavrov so that was just one thing that the cooperation between russia and the unite

. >> afghanistan. >> you were in afghanistan? >> six months. >> really? what would you like to receive in a care package? what do you need when you're over there. >> anything from home that shows that you have folks back here that actually care about you. >> do you think we do enough right now, legislatively for veterans, coming back from iraq and afghanistan? >> not really. >> no. >> we need to do more. we're not doing anything for them right now. >> it's a tough question. not really, but can you ever do enough? >> i think we're doing a lot. but there might be something more. >> you're an 18-year-old kid. you barely know anything about life. look at you. you just started shaving. are you joining the military? >> yes, i am. >> you are? >> joining the army. >> good luck to you, man. thank you for your future service. you've already got the haircut. do five push-ups right now? 2, 3, 4, 5. you've got to keep doing them, man. good luck. the truth is, our best intentions and deepest thanks, no matter how sincere, do little to really support our veterans. any v