VOA标准英语2013--NATO Commander: ‘Cautious Optimism’ Ahead of Afghanistan Withdrawal

NATO Commander: Cautious Optimism Ahead of Afghanistan Withdrawal Its been nearly four years since Stavridis took over at U.S. European Command, and a few days later as commander of NATO operations worldwide. Since then, he has made numerous visits t

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Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Liz Waid. Voice 2 And Im Nick Page. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 3 They cannot stop me. I will get my ed

美国有线新闻 CNN 阿富汗首都喀布尔军事基地遭遇袭击

The war-torn nation of Afghanistan is where we start. Despite an effort by a U.S.-led coalition to topple the nation's former rulers, a terrorist group known as the Taliban, they continue to pose a major challenge for the Afghan government. And the I

VOA常速英语2007年-NATO, Afghan Forces Launch Offensive Against Ta

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

VOA标准英语2008年-Afghanistan in Backward Slide, Analysts Say

Taliban attacks in Afghanistan rose sharply this year, underscoring the difficulty faced by the Afghan government and coalition forces trying to stamp out the persistent and deadly insurgency. But just how serious a threat does the Taliban pose to t

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1. US defense officials say the sergeant Bowe Bergdahl will be transferred to an army base in Texas on Friday. Bergdahl was held in captive by Taliban forces for 5 years before being released in exchange for 5 Taliban detainees at Guantanamo Bay. 2.

VOA慢速英语2016 巴基斯坦大学遭恐袭21人死亡 教师为掩护学生牺牲

AS IT IS 2016-01-21 Students, Teachers Dead in Attack in Pakistan 巴基斯坦大学遭恐袭21人死亡 教师为掩护学生牺牲 Four attackers used guns and bombs to kill at least 21 students and teachers Wednesday morning at Bacha Khan Universi

VOA标准英语10月-Afghanistan Planning Second Round of Talks with E

Afghanistan's foreign minister says a second round of talks is likely with former top officials of the fundamentalist Taliban. VOA correspondent Steve Herman reports from Kabul that U.S. and NATO officials are giving conditional support to such disc

VOA标准英语2009-Pakistan Military Denies New War Front in Wa

Pakistan's military said clashes in areas bordering North and South Waziristan do not yet represent the opening of a new war front against Taliban militants. But the military says such an offensive may come soon, and that in the meantime it is worki

VOA标准英语 Pakistani Forces Deploy in New Region Infiltrated by

Militants in Pakistan have ambushed paramilitary forces who were being rushed to a region near the capital that was recently overrun by Taliban forces from the nearby Swat valley. Witnesses say gunmen in Buner district, killed at least one of the pa

VOA标准英语2010年-US General: Afghan War like a 'Roller

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

VOA标准英语2010年-NATO Defense Chiefs Cite Progress in A

A roundtable meeting of NATO defense ministers at headquarters in Brussels, 10 June 2010 NATO defense ministers say progress is being made in Afghanistan despite tough resistance from the Taliban insurgency. In a statement as they wrapped up a two-da

VOA标准英语2010-US General: Civilian Casualties Hurt US,

Laurel Bowman | US General: Civilian Casualties Hurt US, NATO Mission in Afghanistan 15 April 2010 Bullet holes in window of a civilian bus The commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East and Central Asia, General David Petraeus, says civilian casual

VOA标准英语2010年-Petraeus Cites Progress, But Says Diff

CENTCOM Commander Gen. David Patraeus, (l), talks with Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Saxby Chambliss, prior to testifying before the committee, 16 March 2010 General Petraeus Says Training of Afghan Security Forces is Being Overhauled T

VOA标准英语2009年-Foreign Journalists Taken to Pakistan's Sw

Military commanders in Pakistan say that an anti-Taliban offensive in and around the northwestern Swat valley has recaptured a large swath of territory after destroying terrorist bases and killing hundreds of militants. Under pressure from the Unite

VOA标准英语2009-Strategy for Stabilizing Afghanistan Pivots Towa

The growing instability in Pakistan and Afghanistan tops the agenda when U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani President Asif Zardari this week in Washington. The regional talks were initially expected to

VOA标准英语2009-US Commander: Afghan Civilian Casualties Not fro

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

VOA标准英语2011--US Ambassador Promises Not to Abandon Af

USAmbassadorPromisesNottoAbandonAfghanistan Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States began a new engagement in the Muslim world. One of the key architects of that engagement is the newly-appointed U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan,

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2011--Afghan Civilians Bear the Brunt of War C

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