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Australia will send an extra 450 troops to Afghanistan to address what the government in Canberra describes as a worsening security situation in the troubled country. Australian soldiers of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
At least 73 people have been killed in a road accident in Afghanistan. That's according to health ministry spokesman Ismail Kawoosi. On Sunday, two buses collided with a fuel tanker on a highway in the central province of Ghazni, causing a massive ex
Pakistan Announces Boycott of Afghanistan Conference Pakistan says it will boycott a major Afghanistan reconciliation conference next week in Germany to protest NATO's recent airstrike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. Pakistani Prime Minister Yousu
Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Liz Waid. Voice 2 And Im Adam Navis. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 It is a warm day in Afghanistan. Rah
DEVELOPMENT REPORT – December 2, 2002: Afghanistan and Maternal Deaths By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Afghanistan has one of the highest death rates in the world am
DEVELOPMENT REPORT – September 9, 2002: Health Problems in Afghanistan By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Afghanistan is facing a severe health care crisis. There is no
By Jill Moss DEVELOPMENT REPORT - January 21, 2002: Clearing Land Mines in Afghanistan This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Each year, thousands of people are killed or injured by explo
President Barack Obama has named General David Petraeus, the head of the U.S. Central Command, to replace his top commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, following a magazine interview in which McChrystal and his aides were dismissive o
Twenty years have passed since the Soviet Union ended its disastrous military venture in Afghanistan. Some Soviet veterans were traumatized by the war and refuse to talk about it, others reflect on the experience and draw lessons they say apply to N
President Barack Obama has announced his plan to send about 4,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan and increase diplomacy with Pakistan. He said his strategy has a clear and focused goal. Pres. Obama, flanked by Sec. of State Clinton, Defense Sec. Ga
10YearsAfter9/11AfghanistanRemainsatWar Soon after the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, the U.S. and its NATO allies went to war in Afghanistan to drive the Taliban from power and root out al-Qaida terrorists hiding there
Northern Ireland Lessons Offered to Afghanistan On the surface, there would seem to be little in common between these Taliban fighters preparing to attack a NATO base -- and the youths in Northern Ireland attacking British policemen. But the ethnic a
By Jim Malone Washington 16 November 2009 As President Barack Obama considers sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, veterans' groups are speaking out, though not always with one voice. At Arlington National Cemetery near Washington DC, Afghan war
Terrorist Attacks in Afghanistan Get Bolder Terrorist attacks increasing A suicide bomber blew himself up right outside the Supreme Court building in the capital, Kabul, Tuesday, killing 17 people and wounding almost 40 others. Mohammad Zahir, Chief
From Afghanistan To U.S., A Lesson In Love One Thanksgiving At A Time play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0002:26repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your
By David Axe Wardak Province, Afghanistan 16 September 2009 Analysts and policy makers call it smart power -- a seamless blend of investment, good deeds and military force that is intended to win friends while targeting enemies in war. In 2007, the
Fighting Still Rages in Afghanistan 10 Years After US-Led Invasion The U.S. and other NATO forces on October 7, 2001 attacked al-Qaida extremists and their Taliban allies in Afghanistan, less than a month after the September 11 terrorist attacks. Tha
By Al Pessin Pentagon 03 December 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in Afghanistan to discuss efforts to stem continuing violence caused by an apparently resurgent Taliban. VOA's Al Pessin is monitoring the trip from the Pentagon. Secretary
Salahuddin Rabbani is currently in China on a 4-days visit, his first trip to Beijing as a Foreign Minister. The visit comes after an earlier meeting in Kabul, which involved senior delegates from Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, and the United States t
Prime Minister, John Key, has just ended a 3-day visit to Afghanistan. Helen Clark also visited Afghanistan when she was Prime Minister. We have 70 members of the SAS (Special Air Services) fighting in Kabul and 140 soldiers working in Bamiyan provin