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07.03.2009, 15:27
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Thirty years after the Islamic Revolution Iran may once more become an American ally. All the US need to do to achieve this is to invite Tehran to an international conference on Afghanistan in March.
21.10.2009, 14:10
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President Obama's administration's still ruminating over whether or not to send more troops into Afghanistan. Investigative journalist Gerald Posner spoke to RT about al-Qaeda and the Taliban's latest weapon.
19.01.2010, 09:29
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It is possible to eradicate drug production in Afghanistan, but the locals should be provided with an alternative livelihood, says Pino Arlacchi, former director of the UN Office for Drugs Control and Crime Prevention.
19.11.2009, 17:46
Afghan President Karzai is reportedly linked to the drug trade in the country. Ahmed Karzai calls the allegations politically motivated. But RT military analyst Evgeny Khrushchev says he covers the whole network.
11.01.2010, 07:29
While international forces in Afghanistan spend billions to build up a security system there, local police fail to tackle flourishing drug trade and insurgent violence and even foreign training projects don’t help.
20.08.2009, 14:28
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The US is not going to stop the production of drugs in Afghanistan as it covers the costs of their military presence there, says Gen. Mahmut Gareev, a former commander during the USSR's operations in Afghanistan.
01.09.2010, 13:43
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Moscow expects more clarity in relations with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.
05.01.2010, 11:13
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With the situation in Afghanistan showing no sign of improvement, NATO and the US are increasingly seeking the help of Russia. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksey Borodavkin spoke with RT on the issue.
29.10.2010, 16:00
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Two hundred million doses of heroin have been destroyed in Afghanistan thanks to the joint efforts of Russia and the US, Russia's drug control chief said on Friday.
22.10.2010, 12:02
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Afghans are practically left to deal with drug problem on their own, says Russia’s drug control chief, Viktor Ivanov.
Published: 07 October, 2009, 21:45
Edited: 08 October, 2009, 18:01
Afghanistan's drug trade is becoming a major concern worldwide. Anti-narcotics officials claim the US is doing little to address the problem, with Afghanistan still producing 90% of the world's opium.
Is there any problem the Russian government and media will not try to blame on the US? What next, we are to blame for the excessive vodka consumption by Russia’s youth? I am sure they are trying to find a connection and writing an article as I type this.