During Eid celebrations marking the end of Ramadan, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani offered to extend the Afghan government's June 11 ceasefire and start peace talks. The United States supports such talks, said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. As Presid

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(六月)

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

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United States Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has announced that, for the first time, the Afghanistan military is fully involved in the war with Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Mattis spoke with members of the U.S. Senate this week about the Trump administrat

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(147) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(十)月

By Michael Kitchen Afghan kidnappers holding three foreign United Nations workers hostage say they are now considering whether to kill, hold or release their captives. The Afghan government is hopeful

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(下)--新闻盘点

The commander of all NATO forces says he is more concerned about his troops in Afghanistan earning the support of the Afghan people and building the size and competence of their security forces than he is about defeating Taliban forces in battle. U.S

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(一月)

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

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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

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(二月)

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

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BEIJING, June 14 (Xinhuanet) -- Tens of millions of dollars of U.S. taxpayer(纳税人) funds are indirectly being paid to Afghan warlords to secure(保护) convoys carrying supplies to U.S. troops in Afghanistan, according to a congressional

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Michael Kitchen An armed clash in central Afghanistan has left one U.S. Marine dead and another injured. The fighting comes amid efforts by neighboring Pakistan to root out Afghan militants hiding on

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(上)--各类新闻

NATO says a man dressed in an Afghan National Army uniform opened fire on coalition soldiers, leaving one dead. The NATO statement says coalition forces returned fire killing the shooter Sunday in southern Afghanistan. The shooting is the latest in a

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Germany reveals Afghan troops withdrawal timetable BERLIN, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Germany plans to cut the number of its troops in Afghanistan from 4,760 to 3,300 by the end of February 2014, top government officials said Wednesday. Foreign Minister Gui

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Afghan Taliban commander killed

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U.S. President Barack Obama said he is concerned about the green on blue attacks, the recent killings of NATO troops by Afghan security forces. At a news conference Monday, Obama said he has spoken to senior military leaders who are in Afghanistan ta

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

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

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London 15 October 2010 - An Afghan fashion designer(时装设计师) named Zolaykha Sherzad has given a contemporary(当代的 ) edge to traditional Afghan style. She's recently brought her designs to London and they're proving quite a hit with t

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U.S. President Barack Obama and Afghanistans President Hamid Karzai have signed an agreement setting the course for U.S.-Afghan relations after the wars end. President Obama made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan Tuesday, arriving under the cover of

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A UK journalist abducted in Afghanistan has been freed by Nato troops in a dramatic pre-dawn raid. New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell was kidnapped on Saturday along with Afghan interpreter Sultan Munadi while investigating a Nato air strike. M

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The European Union has sparked controversy by deciding not to release a documentary on women prisoners in Afghanistan. Exploring the phenomenon of moral crimes, the film underscores the harsh realities facing Afghan women, despite legislation to prot

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

An Afghan teacher has received death threats for fighting to stop the tradition of giving away girls to settle disputes. Khan-wali Adil has been camped out for a month in the capital Kabul, calling for an end to the practice of baad. The tradition is

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