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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 28 March 2006 Abdur Rahman An Afghan man who faced possible execution for converting to Christianity has been released from prison in Kabul. Forty-one year-old Abdur Rahman
By Kent Klein White House 29 September 2009 President Barack Obama (right) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at White House, 29 Sep 2009 The secretary general of NATO says he agrees with U.S. President Barack Obama's approach to the w
Afghanistan's Warring Sides Seek Advantage Prior to Possible Talks The U.S.-led war in Afghanistan is approaching its 10-year anniversary with no end in sight to the fighting. There are efforts, however, to negotiate a political settlement to the con
US, Afghanistan Sign Draft of Strategic Partnership Agreement U.S. troops and Afghan security forces have fought on the front lines together. They have worked together to build up the Afghan Army and police force. And billions of dollars have poured
By Michael Drudge London 26 January 2006 Britain will deploy up to 5,700 troops in Afghanistan during the coming months to support an expanded NATO mission into a dangerous southern region. John Reid
By Al Pessin Brussels 13 June 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the NATO alliance has demonstrated that it can be effective in Afghanistan in spite of continuing shortfalls in the number of troops member-nations are providing. VOA's Al Pe
One of the first foreign policy challenges facing the Obama administration will be how to proceed with the war in Afghanistan. Three former senior U.S. government officials talk about the situation in Afghanistan: Former Secretary of State Lawrence
NATO Approves Plans to Transfer Combat Operations in Afghanistan After more than 10 years of war in Afghanistan following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, leaders of the 28 countries of NATO have agreed to wind down thei
U.S. lawmakers are describing as disturbing a report from the Government Accountability Office that says the Defense Department has been unable to account for tens of thousands of weapons supplied to Afghanistan's security forces. There are also con
The day after President Obama approved the deployment of 17,000 additional U.S. troops for Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he will ask NATO allies to also send more troops to help provide security for the country's presidential and
By Ravi Khanna Washington 23 October 2009 Afghanistan is getting ready for a second-round presidential election between President Hamid Karzai and former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, after a fraud investigation brought Mr. Karzai's totals to
By Phil Mercer Sydney 21 October 2009 The Australian government has asked military commanders to find ways to complete their missions in Afghanistan as soon as possible. The announcement is being seen as a clear hint that Canberra may pull its 1,500
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has hailed the British offensive in Afghanistan's Helmand province a success. But that call is getting a mixed reception as the British public grows weary of the country's involvement there. British Prime Minister Gordon
Another British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan, the 17th this month. Rising casualties have sparked a political debate about the country's involvement in Afghanistan and why more and more of its soldiers are dying. British soldiers carry cof
By Benjamin Sand Burmel, Afghanistan 18 May 2006 Foreign security guards stand near scene where car bomb exploded in Herat, May 18, 2006 A
By Ayaz Gul Islamabad 27 December 2007 Two diplomats from the United Nations and European Union have left Afghanistan after local authorities ordered their expulsion for allegedly holding unauthorized talks with Taliban insurgents. From neighboring P
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has made a call for peace to fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Omar, saying he has asked the king of Saudi Arabia to help in talks with the militant group to bring an end to the insurgent activities. Meanwhile, neig
By George Dwyer Washington, DC 06 October 2006 watch Afghanistan Polio report The number of polio cases reported in Afghanistan so far this year is up sharply over figures tallied for the whole of 2005. As VOA's George Dwyer reports, nearly all of t
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 06 September 2006 Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf met with his counterpart Hamid Karzai in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, to discuss ways to curb the sharp rise in attacks by the Taleban. Pakistan's leader vowe
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: I bought a burqa in a market when I covered the war in Afghanistan in 2002. I showed it to my wife when I got home and pulled the blue garment over my head to look through the single thin eye slit that allowed an Afghan woman's onl