NPR 2011-10-30

NATO says five coalition troops and eight contractors as well as four Afghans were killed when a Taliban suicide bomber attacked an armored shuttle bus in Kabul today. Rod Nordland is a correspondent for the New York Times in Kabul. It is the worst a

CNN 2011-09-27

First up, Libya steps into the spotlight at the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. The North African country is in the middle of a revolution that removed long-time leader Moammar Gadhafi from power. Yesterday, the U.N. welcomed L

VOA慢速英语2014 US Signs Security Agreement with Afghanistan

AS IT IS 2014-10-01 US Signs Security Agreement with Afghanistan The United States has welcomed the signing of a Bilateral Security Agreement with Afghanistan. US officials are calling the agreement, an important step in strengthening the strategic p

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For the fifth day, Afghans have taken to the streets to protest the burning of a Quran by Florida pastor Terry Jones. Since the initial eruption of violence in Mazar-i-Sharif on Friday, about 20 people are estimated to have died. The burning of the M

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CNN 2010-09-14

We know that a natural gas line ruptured yesterday around 6:24 p.m., but we don't know what caused it or what happened.Here's what we do know right now. The fire has burned 15 acres in the city of San Bruno. It is 75 percent contained, 38 structures

AP 2010-09-22

1. Tourists are lining up to get out of Bermuda, as Hurricane Igor bears down on the island. The storm is packing winds of 105 miles per hour and is expected to hit either late Sunday or early Monday. 2. Pope Benedict is once again apologizing for th

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By Meredith Buel Washington 27 October 2009 A nationwide survey of people throughout Afghanistan shows more people think the country is moving in the right direction, but a lack of security and corruption are still major concerns. People walk near a

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PBS高端访谈:政治不确定性对国家安全的影响

GWEN IFILL:The Taliban carried out a brazen attack today against a military base in Southern Afghanistan. Using a truck bomb, gunmen stormed the complex and killed an American soldier. That followed an assault Friday that targeted a restaurant freque

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VOA标准英语2013--More Afghans Seek Asylum as Troops Prepare to Withdraw

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模仿文本： But first Afghans are voting for a new president on Saturday. Tension has been high as hundreds of thousands of troops and police deployed to try to prevent the Taliban from disrupting the poll as they threatened to do. Today a German