2007年VOA标准英语-South Korean Special Envoy Arrives in Afghanist

By Kurt Achin Seoul 27 July 2007 There is no word yet on the fate of 22 South Korean hostages held by Taleban insurgents in Afghanistan, after the passing of the latest negotiating deadline. A purported Taleban spokesman earlier warned all 22 would b

VOA慢速英语2009-IN THE NEWS - More US Troops Going to Afghanista

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week marked Barack Obama's first month as president -- and his first major action as commander-in-chief. He approved seventeen thousand more troops for Afghanistan. The security situation is getting w

英语语法：83 Sentence Fragments

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is sentence fragments. I often imagine that listeners are writing articles and essays and books, but I was recently reminded that some people make their living writing shorter things like headlines and ad copy, and th

英语语法：110 Who Versus Whom--Advanced

Grammar Girl here. It was almost exactly a year ago when I did the first show about who versus whom. In that show I only covered the simple cases, and lately I've been getting questions that made me think I should delve deeper into the topic. So toda

1）UNICEF Begins Tetanus Immunization Campaign in Afghanista

Broadcast: Feb 02, 2003 The U.N. Children's Fund units service is starting a weeklong campaign to immunize thousands of Afghan women against tetanus. This is part of a global campaign to eliminate mat

VOA常速英语2008年-Prince Harry Says He Wants to Return to Afghani

By Tom Rivers London 02 March 2008 Speaking for the first time since flying back to Britain, Prince Harry says he is no hero. The third in line to the throne, known in the army as Lieutenant Windsor, was 10 weeks into a three-month deployment in turb

2006年VOA标准英语-Report: Domestic Violence Widespread in Afghani

By Al Pessin Pentagon 24 August 2006 The U.S. military is planning to increase its operations on the U.S. Pacific Territory of Guam, and senior civilian and military officials plan to meet on the island next month to discuss the details. In this sec

VOA标准英语2010年-Dogs Combat Bomb Threats in Afghanista

A major threat to NATO forces in Afghanistan comes from IEDs or improvised explosive devices. One way British forces are combating the threat is with dogs trained to detect explosives. It's a program cloaked in secrecy with officials refusing to give

VOA标准英语2009年-Gates Asks NATO for More Help in Afghanist

By Al Pessin On Board a U.S. Military Aircraft 22 October 2009 Robert Gates, 21 Oct 2009 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates flew to Slovakia to ask NATO defense ministers to help the United States respond to the request for more resources made by t

VOA标准英语2009年-Powerful Bomb Kills 40 in Southern Afghani

Police in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar say 40 people are dead and 64 injured after an apparent truck bomb exploded. It is the deadliest blast in the country since an attack on the Indian Embassy more than a year ago. People look at the destr

VOA双语新闻 Anti-American Protests Continue in Afghanista

Fresh anti-America protests have claimed more lives in Afghanistan as anger spread over a report that U.S interrogators at Guantanamo Bay had desecrated the Koran. 在阿富汗，最新的反美示威造成更多的人员伤亡。由于有报告说关塔

US to Deploy More Troops in Afghanistan

US to Deploy More Troops in Afghanistan Alex Belida Elements of a 2,200-strong Marine expeditionary unit currently aboard ships in the Gulf will be sent into Afghanistan to participate in operations t

2006年VOA标准英语-Drug Addiction Rates Soar in War-Torn Afghanist

By Benjamin Sand Kabul 08 August 2006 A reporter record sounds from burning of sacks of narcotic drugs during the biggest destruction of drugs in the history of Afghanistan on the outskirt of Kabul, July 5, 2006 The United Nations says addiction rat

VOA标准英语2009年-Clinton, Gates: Goals Are Same in Afghanis

By Al Pessin Washington 06 October 2009 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, acknowledge crowd as they are introduced, 5 Oct 2009 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hilary Rodham

VOA标准英语2008年-Three Aid Workers and Driver Killed in Afghanis

Officials in Afghanistan say suspected Taliban insurgents have killed three female international workers of a U.S aid organization and their Afghan driver. Ayaz Gul gives more details from Islamabad. Afghan women walk past coffins containing the bod

VOA常速英语2008年-US Officials Want More NATO Help In Afghanistan

By Kent Klein Washington 12 March 2008 Several U.S. Senators and a high-ranking U.S. military official say America's allies in NATO should send more troops to fight the war in Afghanistan. VOA's Kent Klein reports from Washington. With the NATO summi

VOA标准英语2009年-Britain to Send More Troops to Afghani

Britain confirms an additional 500 British troops will be heading to Afghanistan next month, bringing its force level there to 9,500 Jennifer Glasse | London 30 November 2009 British Defense Secretary Bob Ainsworth (L), Air Chief Marshal Jock Stirrup

VOA标准英语2010年-British Support for Fight in Afghanist

British soldiers from Somme Company providing security as Afghan National Army troops search compounds near the town of Sayedebad, Afghanistan, on day three of their operation named TOR SHEZADA, 1 Aug 2010 Opinion polls indicate support in Britain fo

VOA标准英语2008年-Donors Pledge Nearly $16 Billion for Afghanista

By Sonja Pace London 12 June 2008 International donors pledged more than $15.5 billion in aid for Afghanistan during a one-day meeting Paris. Western leaders and experts have repeatedly argued that Afghanistan needs more NATO troops to fight the Tal

VOA标准英语10月-NATO: Senior Taliban Leader Captured in Afghanist

A Taliban field commander has been recaptured after breaking his pledge not to fight Afghanistan's government. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from Kabul this marks the third time the Taliban figure finds himself nabbed by his foes. The Inter