2021-01-06 Young Afghans Fear Taliban Return Will Undo Kandahar’s Progress
The city of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan was once the center of the Taliban’s Islamist government. But Kandahar is slowly…
2020-04-24 Teenage Engineers in Afghanistan Use Car Parts to Build Ventilators
Young female engineers in Afghanistan are using old car parts to develop ventilators to treat coronavirus patients. The girls –…
2019-12-26 UN: 100,000 Civilian Casualties in Afghan Since 2009
The United Nations says the war in Afghanistan has resulted in more than 100,000 civilian casualties in the past ten…
2019-11-16 Pollution in Afghanistan: More Dangerous Than War?
Yousuf and his family left their home in eastern Afghanistan eight years ago. They went to the city of Kabul…
2016-02-09 Islamic State Smuggling Timber in Afghanistan
Afghan tribal leaders said that the “government has done nothing” to stop the Islamic State terror group from smuggling timber…
2015-03-16 Pakistan, Afghanistan Work to Return Refugees
Pakistan and Afghanistan have announced plans to work together over the next four months. The two sides will attempt to…
2015-02-07 Pakistan, Afghanistan Work Together to Fight Drug Trafficking
Pakistan and Afghanistan are working together to fight terrorism and increase security along their common border. Experts hope this kind…
2014-12-01 Women’s Football Team a Sign of Change in Afghanistan
For many years in Afghanistan, women were not permitted to play outdoor games. They were banned from playing under the…
2014-11-06 NATO Chief Makes Surprise Visit to Afghanistan
New NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg made an unannounced visit to Kabul on Thursday, telling Afghans that the Western military…
2014-09-30 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,…
2014-03-22 Women in Afghanistan Gain More Rights
Hello and welcome to As It Is. I’m Jonathan Evans in Washington.Today on the program, we tell how one Nigerian…
2013-12-26 Afghanistan Faces Election, Security Issues in 2014
From VOA Learning English this is As It Is. Welcome back to the show. I’m Caty Weaver. After more than…
2013-08-30 International Football Returns to Afghanistan
Hi there and welcome to As It Is, a daily magazine show from VOA Learning English. I’m June Simms in…
2001-10-27 Food Drops in Afghanistan
This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS. On Thursday, three huge American Air Force…
2001-09-29 Afghanistan
This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Program IN THE NEWS. Afghanistan is one of the world’s least…