By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 09 December 2007 NATO and Afghan forces have launched a major offensive in Southern Afghanistan, targeting a key Taliban stronghold. From Pakistan, VOA Correspondent Benjamin Sand reports the operation has already captured

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2007年(十二月)

A senior government official says Pakistan's top civilian and military leaders had planned to dine at Islamabad's Marriot Hotel when a suicide car bombing struck it, killing 53 people. While an investigation is under way into the country's deadliest

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By Al Pessin Washington 21 September 2009 U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal (r) commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan and German Colonel Georg Klein at site of bombing near Kunduz, 05 Sep 2009 A report from the new U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanista

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US Soldier Charged in Connection to Afghan Massacre Bales now faces 17 counts of pre-mediated murder and a possible death sentence. He heard the formal charges on Friday. The case stems from the killing of 17 villagers in Kandahar province on March 1

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New Internet Cafe Connects Afghan Women to World There is barely room to move as women crowd around laptop computers in this small cafe in central Kabul. The Afghan activist group YoungWomen4Change runs the cafe as a safe place where women can access

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US Central Commander Gen. David Petraeus testifies on Capitol Hill before the Senate Armed Services Committee, 16 Jun 2010 The head of U.S. Central Command said Wednesday that the withdrawal date for U.S. military forces in Afghanistan is the beginni

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh shake hands after addressing the press in New Delhi, 26 April 2010 Anxious Himalayan Nation Prepares for Unprecedented Hosting of Dignitaries India has pledged to continue

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The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan said he has a distinctly different version of the incident Sunday in Farah Province, in which some local officials are claiming more than 100 civilians were killed. Gen. David McKiernan listens to a rep

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Asia's six-member Shanghai Cooperation Organization, or SCO, held a meeting in Moscow Friday to discuss ways of combating terrorism, drug-trafficking, and organized crime in Afghanistan. Among those invited to the meeting were diplomats from the Uni

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US Soldier Sentenced to Life in Prison for Afghan Atrocities A military panel in the U.S. state of Washington has sentenced U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Calvin Gibbs to life in prison for killing Afghan villagers for sport and cutting off their body part

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Less Focus on Afghan War in 2012 Election Four years ago, the Afghan war played a role in the U.S. presidential election. Then-Senator Barack Obama even visited Afghanistan during the campaign. I think one of the biggest mistakes we have made strateg

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Afghan Civilians Bear the Brunt of War Casualties Statistics posted on iCasualties.org, an independent monitoring group, show that more than 2,700 foreign troops have died during the past 10 years in Afghanistan. But since the start of the decade-lon

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Afghan Coming-of-Age Film Is Oscar Contender The film has vivid shots of the ancient Afghan sport called Buzkashi. It's a dangerous game played on horseback with a goat carcass. In this drama, filmed in Kabul, two Afghan boys dream of becoming famous

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By Meredith Buel Washington 26 October 2009 Senator John Kerry (file photo) John Kerry, the chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says a proposal to send as many as 40,000 more American troops to Afghanistan goes too far and too f

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Pakistani authorities and eyewitnesses say that unknown gunmen have shot dead a Pakistan-based Afghan journalist and wounded his colleague in a northwestern border region. The attack comes as police in an eastern town claims to have detained six sus

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Three candidates in the Afghan presidential election, including incumbent President Hamid Karzai, have faced off in a nationally broadcast debate. It was the first time a sitting president has participated in such an election debate. An Afghan girl

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Afghan, US Tensions Threaten Orderly Withdrawal Shouting death to America, hundreds of protestors recently traveled from Wardak province to the Afghan capital Kabul demanding the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Afghan President Hamid Karzai ordered U.S. S

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Afghan Opium Crop Headed for Record High The sun is shining in Afghanistan's Helmand province, and farmers are busy harvesting their opium poppies. This year, for the third year in a row, they are looking at a bigger opium crop. Farmer Faiz Mohammed

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US Troops Prepare for Afghan 'Spring Offensive' Their message came in an audio message that announced the start of a monumental spring operation, one aimed at defeating those it described as western invaders, a reference to U.S.-led allied forces tha

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I love cricket, and I wanted to do something for my country because I come here Twelve teams from around the world are competing in this year's international tournament for one-day cricket matches, the Twenty20 World Cup. While the presence of perenn

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