VOA标准英语2012--Afghans Hopeful, But Worried About Future

Afghans Hopeful, But Worried About Future Modest changes There is a growing middle class in Afghanistans cities, including the capital Kabul. 在阿富汗的城市中，包括首都喀布尔在内，中产阶级正在不断壮大。 It is an increasi

VOA标准英语--巴基斯坦加强阿富汗边境管理

Pakistan Enforces New Border Crossing Regulation on Afghans 巴基斯坦加强阿富汗边境管理 TORKHAM BORDER CROSSING Pakistan has introduced new policies along its border with Afghanistan, ostensibly to reduce cross-border terrorism. But the m

VOA标准英语10月-Afghanistan Relatively Unscathed by World Financi

Afghanistan's booming economy is relatively immune, so far - to the financial turmoil swirling around the world. But the country's bankers worry that the global meltdown could make it even harder for them to meet the pent-up demand for loans. VOA Co

VOA慢速英语2015 巴基斯坦与阿富汗合作帮助难民安全返回阿富汗

AS IT IS 2015-03-17 Pakistan, Afghanistan Work to Return Refugees 巴基斯坦与阿富汗合作帮助难民安全返回阿富汗 Pakistan and Afghanistan have announced plans to work together over the next four months. The two sides will attempt to

voa标准英语2008年-Afghan Government Struggles to Resettle Returne

The chief of the United Nations refugee agency is in Afghanistan to highlight the difficulty in resettling the millions of Afghans displaced by decades of war. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Kabul. In a makeshift camp north of Kabul about 20 fami

VOA标准英语2012--Afghan Refugees in Pakistan Anxious as Year-End Looms

Afghan Refugees in Pakistan Anxious as Year-End Looms There are more Afghan refugees than any other nationality in the world. Many live in camps or slums on the outskirts of the Pakistani capital. Doctor Mohamed Nazar came here from Afghanistan almos

VOA标准英语2012--Economic Downturn Points to Uncertain Future in Afghanistan

Economic Downturn Points to Uncertain Future in Afghanistan Kabuls upscale Wazir Akhbar Khan district has long been home to foreign aid groups and the countrys wealthiest officials. Now, it is slowly emptying, as foreigners close down their operation

VOA标准英语2010年-Building Afghan Air Corps Expensive Ta

Building Afghanistan's Air Corps will take some time. It takes years to train a pilot, and Afghans have to learn not only how to fly the plane, but also how to speak English, the language of international aviation. In Afghanistan, planes and helicopt

VOA标准英语2012--Afghan Resort Struggles to Recover from Taliban Attack

Afghan Resort Struggles to Recover from Taliban Attack Like many of the Taliban's high-profile sieges, the Qargha Lake attack played out on TV. Viewers who witnessed it will never forget the images of people clinging to the wall of the Spozhmai resta

VOA标准英语2009-Report: Afghan Conflict Driven by Poverty

By Selah Hennessy London 18 November 2009 Young Afghan girls help their father cleaning outside of their house in impoverished locality in Kabul (Oct 2009 file photo) A Britain-based charity has found a majority of Afghans see poverty and unemployme

VOA标准英语2013--US Troop Reduction to Test Afghans

US Troop Reduction to Test Afghans In his State of the Union address this week, the president put the drawdown of U.S. forces in Afghanistan into high gear ahead of next years withdrawal deadline. This spring our forces will move into a support role

VOA标准英语2014--Afghan Vote Deemed Success, Results Uncertain

Afghan Vote Deemed Success, Results Uncertain KABUL kabul Afghanistan's presidential vote is being hailed as a success, with seven million voters braving Taliban threats to go to the polls. But Afghans say the true success of the election lies with t

英语听力：VOA双语新闻 9、阿富汗战争十周年 当地民众感到失望

Afghans are expressing a mixture of disappointment and uncertainty about their future, as they mark the anniversary of the start of the Afghan war. 在阿富汗战争十周年之际，阿富汗人对他们的未来感到失望和不确定。 The Unit

2006年VOA标准英语-Afghan Poll: Big Support for US Military P

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 11 January 2006 U.S. Military Police officers from the 164th company stand guard during a patrol in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan (File photo) A new survey in Afghanis

VOA标准英语2008年-Afghan Refugees Return Home to Uncertain Future

By Mandy Clark Kabul 02 June 2008 Pakistan recently began closing its largest camp for Afghan refugees out of fear that remnants of the Taliban had been using it as a hideout. Now, more than 70,000 Afghans are being uprooted once more. Many are maki

2006年VOA标准英语-Once Again Afghans Take to the Skies

By Jeff Swicord Kabul, Afghanistan 07 November 2006 watch Kite Flying report For centuries, kite flying has played a significant role in Afghan culture. Banned under Taleban rule, it has made a comeback in recent years. And once again the skies abov

VOA标准英语2009年-Karzai, Gates Agree Afghans Need Long-

During a news conference in Kabul with U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Mr. Karzai repeated his hope that Afghan forces will be able to take the lead for security in five years. Al Pessin | Kabul 08 December 2009 U.S. Secretary of Defense Robe

VOA标准英语2009年-Training Afghan Forces Poses Challenge

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

VOA标准英语2009年-President Obama Still to Decide Whether to

By Ravi Khanna Washington 03 November 2009 President Barack Obama met last October 30 with his top military commanders to discuss U.S. strategy in Afghanistan as he considers whether to send thousands of more troops to the war torn country. Some ana

学个词Learn a Word 第1292期 drought

今天我们要学的词是drought。 Drought, 干旱。7月来，美国各地遭受热浪袭击。 Experts say the heat wave over America can potentially cause a drought scenario, 专家认为，席卷美国的热浪可能会导致干旱。 A food c