Afghanistan has become the first country to map its natural mineral resources using an advanced remote sensing technique known as hyperspectral imaging. The mapping, a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Afghan Geological...
Afghanistan and the United States have finalized a strategic partnership agreement outlining their relationship following the 2014 withdrawal of Western combat troops from the country. A statement from Afghan President Hamid Karzai's office says the...
A New Zealand soldier was killed today in Bamiyan province, Afghanistan. He was Lieutenant Tim ODonnell, aged 28. Two other New Zealand soldiers and an Afghan interpreter were also injured. He is the first New Zealand soldier to die in Afghanistan. 1...
Prime Minister, John Key, has just ended a 3-day visit to Afghanistan. Helen Clark also visited Afghanistan when she was Prime Minister. We have 70 members of the SAS (Special Air Services) fighting in Kabul and 140 soldiers working in Bamiyan provin...
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 Benjamin Sand Islamabad 08 February 2006 A man with a double leg amputation begs in a street in Kabul (File photo - April 1, 2004) Afghanistan has welcomed the decision by leading Western creditors...
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 05 February 2006 Map of Afghanistan Senior officials say a series of major clashes in southern Afghanistan may be linked to the region's powerful drug cartels. Two days of v...
IN THE NEWS - Bush Announces New Steps to Aid Afghanistan By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Saturday, June 19, 2004 This is Steve Ember with In the News in VOA Special English. President Bush this week annou...
DEVELOPMENT REPORT – December 2, 2002: Afghanistan and Maternal Deaths By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Afghanistan has one of the highest death rates in the world am...
Michael Kitchen Afghanistan has approved a new election law, marking another step toward choosing its first elected government in two decades. The new regulations attempt to curb the influence of warl...