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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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
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