Tag: VoA

Afghanistan/USA. US Launches Airstrike Against IS Individual in Afghanistan (VoA)

Steve Herman The U.S. military launched a drone strike Saturday targeting a member of an Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliate. The Central Command said the strike...

Haiti. USAID Announces Additional $32 Million in Assistance for Haiti Quake Victims (VoA)

Sandra Lemaire, Matiado Vilme During a surprise visit to survey earthquake damage in Haiti on Thursday, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power...

Afghanistan. Afghanistan Faces Complex Web of Economic Crises (VoA)

Rob Garver Steering Afghanistan's economy would be a formidable task for anyone, which is why economists and other experts expressed dismay this week when the...

Afghanistan. Crowds Return to Kabul Airport After Bombings (VoA)

Crowds of people desperate to leave Afghanistan returned to Kabul’s airport Friday as evacuation flights out of the country resumed, a day after horrendous...

Afghanistan. How Dangerous Is Afghanistan’s Islamic State Group? (VoA)

By Associated Press The Islamic State offshoot that Americans blame for Thursday's deadly suicide attacks outside the Kabul airport coalesced in eastern Afghanistan six years ago...

Ethiopia. UN Chief: No Military Solution to Ethiopia Crisis (VoA)

Margaret Besheer The U.N. secretary-general said Thursday that there is "no military solution" to Ethiopia's 10-month-old conflict, and he urged the parties to stop fighting...

Afghanistan/USA – Who Are Afghan Refugees Coming to US? (VoA)

By Reuters Thousands of Afghans have arrived in the United States since the hurried evacuation of Afghanistan began in mid-August, including many who helped U.S. forces...

Afghanistan. Biden Vows Vengeance on Kabul Airport Attackers  (VoA)

Steve Herman U.S. President Joe Biden is vowing vengeance on those responsible for Thursday's deadly attacks outside the Kabul airport that killed at least 13 American...

Taiwan/Japan. Taiwan and Japan Ruling Parties to Hold First Security Talks (VoA)

AFP Taiwan and Japan's ruling party will hold security talks for the first time later this week, a Taiwanese lawmaker said Wednesday, as the two...

Iraq/Iran/Saudi Arabia. Iraq Seeks to Ease Saudi-Iran Hostility at Baghdad Summit (VoA)

Reuters Iraq has invited Iran and Tehran's Gulf Arab foes to a summit in Baghdad with the objective of calming tensions which have brought them...

Cameroon. Cameroon Says Numbers of Defecting Boko Haram Members Continue to Increase (VoA)

Moki Edwin Kindzeka Cameroon has turned public buildings on its northern border with Nigeria into temporary housing for former Boko Haram militants. Hundreds of Boko...

USA/China. ‘Strategic Patience’ Turns to Exasperation at Lagging US-China Trade Talks (VoA)

Rob Garver The U.S. business community cheered the appointment of Katherine Tai as U.S. trade representative in the early months of the Biden administration, seeing...

Afghanistan. Afghans Facing a Hunger Emergency as Winter Approaches (VoA)

Lisa Schlein The World Food Program is urgently appealing for $200 million  to purchase and pre-position food for millions of Afghans before the winter snows...

Afghanistan/Uganda. Uganda Welcomes First Group of Afghan Refugees (VoA)

Agence France-Presse A flight carrying Afghan evacuees fleeing the Taliban takeover of their country touched down early Wednesday in Uganda where they will be given...

Afghanistan/Pakistan. A Win for Pakistan? (VoA)

Jamie Dettmer Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan was quick last week to endorse the Taliban’s seizure of power in Afghanistan, praising the militant group, which...

Afghanistan. Kabul Evacuations Intensify as G-7 Leaders Fail to Shift US Deadline (VoA)

Henry Ridgwell U.S. allies say they have no choice but to follow the American timetable and withdraw their troops from Afghanistan by August 31, despite...