VOA常速英语2008年-Afghanistan's 'Hidden' Art Treasures on Exhibit

By Lauren Comiteau Amsterdam 19 February 2008 The Taliban's destruction of the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan in March 2001 was the most dramatic expression of their mission to obliterate all idolatrous images from Afghanistan's pre-Islamic past. Along wit

VOA常速英语2007-Gates to Press Allies on Afghanistan During NATO

By Al Pessin Amsterdam 24 October 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in the Netherlands for a NATO defense ministers' meeting, where he says he will press member countries to live up to the commitments their leaders made last year to increas

2007年VOA标准英语-Korean Hostages in Afghanistan Capture Internat

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 22 July 2007 South Korean man reads a newspaper reporting South Koreans kidnapped in Afghanistan in downtown Seoul, 22 Jul 2007 Afghan military officials say national and foreign forces have launched a major operation to fr

VOA标准英语10月-Afghanistan, Pakistan, US Military Forces Coopera

Mutual distrust between Afghanistan and Pakistan has hampered efforts to combat terrorism along their common border. That has led to calls for joint patrols, along with international troops. While that has yet to happen, Afghan and Pakistani soldier

VOA标准英语2009-New US Commander for Afghanistan to Implemen

General Stanley McChrystal has officially taken over as the new commander of American and NATO forces in Afghanistan. The Obama administration is counting on the four-star general to implement a new and ambitious strategy to turn the tide against a

VOA标准英语 Clinton Calls for Increased Aid for Afghanistan

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is urging the international community to provide more security and development aid to Afghanistan. Mrs. Clinton spoke at the start of a day-long conference about Afghanistan in The Hague. US Secretary of State

VOA标准英语2010年-Admiral Mullen: Afghanistan Can 'Turn'

The top U.S. military officer says critics who claim it will take years to even have a chance to defeat the Afghan insurgency ignore the fact that a similar counterinsurgency strategy turned around a similarly difficult situation in Iraq in 2007. The

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama, Cameron Discuss Afghanistan, BP

President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron hold a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, 20 Jul 2010. U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron held wide-rangi

VOA标准英语2009-US House Approves Iraq-Afghanistan Funding

The U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a nearly $97 billion spending measure that funds the continuing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and provides counter-insurgency funding for Pakistan. The Senate is expected to vote next wee

VOA标准英语2009年-US Senate Approves Funding For Afghanistan

The U.S. Senate has approved a $91 billion package that will continue funding the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and provide assistance to Pakistan by a vote 86-3 late Thursday. The measure will have to be reconciled with a House-passed version before

Gains, Setbacks for Women's Equality in Afghanistan, Banglad

This week marked the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day. In two South Asian countries, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, women seeking equality have seen some surprising gains despite ongoing setbacks. VOA's Sarah Williams spoke with Carol Yost

VOA标准英语2009-Obama: Afghanistan Troop Announcement Coming

US president says he will announce a new Afghanistan war strategy soon. Mr. Obama says he will explain his decision to the American people after the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday weekend Paula Wolfson | The White House 24 November 2009 President Bar

VOA标准英语2009-NATO Chief Confident Afghanistan Will Have M

By Jennifer Glasse London 17 November 2009 NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, 16 Nov 2009 The NATO secretary-general says he is confident the United States and other NATO allies will send more troops to Afghanistan, where insurgent attack

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'The Taliban Can't Win,' Says Commander Of U.S. Forces In Afghanistan

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The United States is trying again to force the Taliban to negotiate in Afghanistan through 16 years of war - 16 years as of this month - that has been the hardest part. President Trump's new strategy for the war called for sendin

VOA双语新闻 Increased Dangers in Iraq, Afghanistan

A panel of British lawmakers warns that Afghanistan could implode and Iraq become a failed state, without strong support from the West and neighboring countries. 英国议会一个委员会警告说，如果得不到西方国家和邻国的有力支持

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Says Taleban Will Fail in Afghanistan

By Scott Stearns White House 07 September 2006 President Bush says Taleban fighters will not retake power in Afghanistan, where militants have staged a series of offensives and targeted killings recently that have destabilized much of the country. T

VOA常速英语2007年-US General says Afghanistan Progressing Despite

By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 17 December 2007 A top American general has said Afghanistan's security is improving, despite a resurgent Taliban and increased violence in the country. The general also cited a drop in cross-border attacks and the capture

VOA标准英语10月-Afghanistan Welcomes NATO Crackdown on Narcotics

Afghanistan's government is welcoming the NATO decision to have foreign troops in the country go after the narcotics infrastructure. That is a change from previous tactics when opium farmers were primarily targeted. VOA correspondent Steve Herman ha

VOA标准英语2009年-Taliban Control Spreads in Afghanistan

Eight years after the terror strike on the United States, which prompted an invasion of Afghanistan to oust the Taliban, there are indications that the insurgents are continuing to widen their reach inside the country. Meanwhile, some high-ranking B

VOA常速英语2008年-Suicide Bomber Kills 80 in Afghanistan

By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 17 February 2008 A suicide-bomb attack in Afghanistan's southern city Kandahar has killed at least 80 people and wounded scores more, according to security officials. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad the attack,