VOA标准英语2008年-Afghan Businesswoman Need Security to Thrive

By Mandy Clark Kabul 10 June 2008 Afghanistan's women are venturing out and embracing new opportunities that were once strictly forbidden under the rule of the ultra-religious Taliban. Seven years after the Taliban were ousted, over two million wome

VOA慢速英语2013 AS IT IS - Afghan Women's Writing Project

AS IT IS - Afghan Women's Writing Project This is AS IT IS. Im Caty Weaver. On the show today we tell about some a writing program for women in Afghanistan and a private school in Washington, DC, for poor African-American girls. The Afghan Womens Wri

VOA标准英语2009-New Commander Pledges to Protect Afghan Civi

The U.S. Army general nominated to be commander of American and NATO forces in Afghanistan says the conflict is winnable, but foreign forces need to be careful about how they go about defeating the Taliban. Lt. Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, testifies

VOA标准英语2009年-Afghan War Effort Key Obama Foreign Po

Many analysts are now calling the fighting in Afghanistan, 'President Obama's War'. In this report from Washington, Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera spoke with three former senior US government officials about the Afghan conflict. Andr de Nesnera

VOA标准英语2012--Activists Urge NATO to Protect Afghan Women's Rights

Activists Urge NATO to Protect Afghan Women's Rights Like so many Afghans, Manizha Naderi has concerns about the fate of her country after 2014, when international forces complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan after more than a decade of war. The

VOA标准英语2012--US Ambassador Crocker to Step Down from Afghan Post

US Ambassador Crocker to Step Down from Afghan Post U.S. officials announced Tuesday that Ryan Crocker will be stepping down due to health reasons as Washington's envoy in Afghanistan sometime after major Afghan donors meet this July in Tokyo. As is

VOA标准英语2010年-Military says Afghan Offensive Making

US Marines take cover in a poppy field as Taliban fighters fire on them in the town of Marjaha in Afghanistan's Helmand province, 15 Feb 2010 Top military commanders in Afghanistan say a major anti-Taliban offensive in the southern Helmand Province i

VOA标准英语2010年-US Congressman Who Backed Afghan Fight

A former U.S. lawmaker who played a key role in the ouster of Soviet forces from Afghanistan has died. Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson helped funnel millions of dollars to fund Afghan fighters during the 1980s. He was known around Washington as Good

VOA标准英语2011--Polls Show Americans Weary of Afghan Con

Polls Show Americans Weary of Afghan Conflict The beginning of the expected drawdown of U.S. troops in Afghanistan follows a steady decline in American public support for a war that has gone on for nearly 10 years. When he ran for president in 2008,

VOA标准英语2011-Traditional Afghan Farming Gets Modern Tw

In Afghanistan, the vast majority of the population relies on agriculture for its livelihood. Three decades of war have not changed the central importance of farming in this country, only its difficulty. Afghanistan's U.S.-educated Minister of Agricu

VOA标准英语2011--Afghan Civilians Bear the Brunt of War C

Afghan Civilians Bear the Brunt of War Casualties Statistics posted on iCasualties.org, an independent monitoring group, show that more than 2,700 foreign troops have died during the past 10 years in Afghanistan. But since the start of the decade-lon

VOA标准英语2013--Afghan Coming-of-Age Film Is Oscar Contender

Afghan Coming-of-Age Film Is Oscar Contender The film has vivid shots of the ancient Afghan sport called Buzkashi. It's a dangerous game played on horseback with a goat carcass. In this drama, filmed in Kabul, two Afghan boys dream of becoming famous

VOA标准英语2009年-Kerry: Afghan Surge Proposal 'Goes Too Far

By Meredith Buel Washington 26 October 2009 Senator John Kerry (file photo) John Kerry, the chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says a proposal to send as many as 40,000 more American troops to Afghanistan goes too far and too f

VOA标准英语2013--Afghan Opium Crop Headed for Record High

Afghan Opium Crop Headed for Record High The sun is shining in Afghanistan's Helmand province, and farmers are busy harvesting their opium poppies. This year, for the third year in a row, they are looking at a bigger opium crop. Farmer Faiz Mohammed

2007年VOA标准英语-Afghan-Influenced Art on Display at American Un

By George Dwyer Washington 08 August 2007 A portion of the artwork by William Dutterer on display at American University Washington D.C.'s Katzen Arts Center -- located on the campus of American University -- recently celebrated an Afghanistan-inspir

VOA标准英语2009年-Afghan Presidential Challenger Withdraws,

By Sean Maroney Islamabad 01 November 2009 Abdullah Abdullah, former Afghan FM speaking with journalists after a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, 21 Oct 2009 Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah says he will not participate in this

VOA常速英语2007-UN Says Rise in Afghan Attacks Threatens Winter

By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 29 October 2007 The United Nations says 34 aid workers have died this year in Afghanistan - part of a surge in violence that threatens vital food deliveries before the arrival of winter. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from I

VOA常速英语2008年-US Official Says Afghan Government Controls Onl

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 27 February 2008 The U.S. Director of National Intelligence, Michael McConnell, says the Afghan government controls only 30 percent of the country. His assessment came in testimony to a Senate panel Wednesday, as VOA's De

VOA标准英语2011--Afghan Taliban Evolves With Technology

Afghan Taliban Evolves With Technology Since the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan 10 years ago, the Taliban has kept pace with changing technology - using the latest forms of communication to spread their message. Some analysts say the insurgents are

VOA标准英语2009年-Afghanistan: NATO Strike Kills 7 Afghan Se

By Sean Maroney Kabul 07 November 2009 A US Army Chinook helicopter lands on a hill in Kabul on November 7, 2009 The Afghan government says a NATO air strike has mistakenly killed seven members of the Afghan security forces in Badghis province. NATO