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Afghan Air Force Sergeant Hayatullah Bahar Jawazjani, far right, comunicates with his compatriots, Aug 2010. He has been working with US military personnel for the past six months and has taken on a leadership role. The United States military is help
30 Afghan interpreters and their families arrived in Auckland yesterday to start a new life in New Zealand, 94 people in total. The youngest is 3 months. These interpreters worked with New Zealand soldiers and police. Over the last 10 years, New Zeal
Tribal elders meet with U.S. troops in Afghanistan's Chowkay Valley One of the biggest challenges we have has to do with the cultural differences. The Pashtun population is challenging by nature in the way they look at life. Nearly nine years into th
Michael Kitchen Afghanistan 's transitional government is deploying troops in the country's northwest to stem an outbreak of factional fighting. The government intends to dislodge a local warlord from
Pakistani officials say they have captured at least seven senior members of the Afghan Taliban hiding in Pakistan. The militants are known to have been hiding in the Pakistani city of Quetta near the Afghan border and are known as members of the Quet
By Kurt Achin Seoul 01 August 2007 South Koreans have begun appealing for U.S. help in freeing 21 Korean hostages facing death threats in Afghanistan. Families of the hostages and Korean government officials are urging Washington to adjust its policy
Major world powers pledged support for reconciliation in Afghanistan to include members of the Taliban and mapped out a strategy for handing over increasing security responsibilities to Afghan forces. The decisions were announced as ministers and del
Those Taliban who are not part of al-Qaida or other terrorist networks are welcome to come back to their country and lay down arms and resume life under the constitution of Afghanistan. - Afghan President Hamid Karzai Afghan President Hamid Karzai sa
A senior U.S. defense official says American forces in Afghanistan are working more closely with the Afghan military to try to reduce civilian casualties. Gen. Petraeus (L), and Defense Undersecretary for Policy Flournoy testify on Capitol Hill, 01
A United Nations study released Wednesday says drug use is increasing in the developing world, and a report released earlier this week showed particular problems in Afghanistan, the world's largest opium producer. The U.N. says nearly 8 percent of Af
NATO's top commander, Admiral James Stavridis, is visiting Afghanistan after announcing a restructuring of NATO forces before a planned offensive in the country's south aimed at eliminating the Taliban's presence and influence. Stavridis is also revi
A group of Afghan National Army soldiers arrive at Shorabak base, Nad Ali district, Helmend province, southern Afghanistan, Sunday, 14 Feb. 2010 US Commander Makes Televised Apology for Afghan Deaths in NATO Strike Our adversaries are cunning, they a
Afghan Youth Orchestra Goes From Kabul to Broadway The young performers and instructors of the Afghan Youth Orchestra are used to snow in Kabul. And when a powerful storm dumped nearly 25 centimeters of the white powder on New York City, the second s
Stranded in Greece, Afghan Interpreters Feel Abandoned by US, Coalition ATHENS Among the tens of thousands of refugees stranded in Greece are many Afghan nationals. VOA spoke to several of them who claim they were forced to flee threats from the Tali
By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 12 December 2007 Afghanistan's Defense Ministry says Afghan and NATO forces have killed more than 50 Taliban fighters after they fled from the southern Afghan town of Musa Qala. Afghan and NATO forces re-took the town aft
By George Dwyer Washington 07 March 2008 Saturday, March 8th is International Women's Day, a day to celebrate the economic, political and social achievements of women. One woman who has been an inspiration for women in Afghanistan is Massouda Jalal,
Training a competent, well-equipped Afghan security force is key to the U.S.-led war effort in Afghanistan, even with President Obama's decision to commit thousands of more Americans to the fighting. But U.S. military officers in Afghanistan say lang
Afghan President Hamid Karzai listens during a meeting with elders in Kunduz, Afghanistan, 11 Apr 2010 Afghan President Hamid Karzai comes to Washington for talks with President Obama next week, amid the Afghan leader's efforts to reconcile with the
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has met with US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta at Pentagon. Before the meeting, both men sounded an optimistic note about the planned withdrawal of U.S. troops by 2014, and its impact on Afghan security. US Defense Secre
The U.S Secretary of State John Kerry has spoken with the Afghan President Hamid Karzai to defuse tensions after the Afghan government boycotted the U.S peace talks with the Taliban. One of the reasons for the discontent was a sign at Taliban's new o