Speaking on behalf of the host country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said an effective struggle against such problems requires significant improvement in the combat readiness and coordination of the Afghan military, police and other law enforcement agencies, which the U.S.also considers important.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

It was the deadliest day in the capital since American combat troops withdrew from Iraqi cities on June thirtieth.

VOA: special.2009.08.22

She was the first woman to be permitted to work in combat areas during World War Two.

VOA: special.2009.05.17

U.N.humanitarian chief John Holmes, met with government officials in the capital and asked for immediate humanitarian access to the combat zone.

VOA: standard.2009.04.26

Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb is a Sunni organization which was formerly known as the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

Seki's 442nd Regimental Combat Team became the most decorated unit in US military history for its size and length of service.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

Representative Andre Carson,an Indiana Democrat, who said United States support for an independent Pakistani judiciary would help combat extremism in the country.

VOA: standard.2009.03.11

Matthew Hoh was a former Marine Corps captain with combat experience in Iraq before he worked for the State Department in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

Dr.Betty Maxfield, the army's chief of personnel data. She says Asian-Americans are more commonly found in non-combat jobs then as front-line fighters.

VOA: standard.2010.07.14

He says in the short term, the most effective way to combat piracy is with military force.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

Yemeni officials say the international funding is not nearly enough to combat poverty, which they say is the real security threat in Yemen.

VOA: standard.2010.04.20

The commander of U.S.forces in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, has urged a dramatic troop increase to combat militants and help stabilize the country.

VOA: standard.2009.10.25

But many of the NATO troops are not allowed to engage in combat operations or even to operate in violent parts of the country.

VOA: standard.2009.08.11

Other countries have contributed about 39,000 soldiers, although many are not allowed to engage in combat or serve in violent areas of the country.

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

During a media conference in Tehran over the weekend, the head of Iranian state TV Ezzetollah Darghami said Iran must "work to combat Western propaganda."

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

"My dad was a combat Marine in Korea and WWII, and he was a rugby coach and a football coach at the University of California.

VOA: standard.2010.05.31

The expanding U.S.advisory role coincides with a decrease in combat operations in the months before U.S.troops are due to withdraw by the end of December 2011.

VOA: standard.2009.07.28

The Pakistani government has encouraged the formation of such groups, known as lashkars,as a way to combat the Taliban in the volatile areas of northwestern Pakistan.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

To combat the growing problem, Ensalaco said in late October the U.S.Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) initiated Operation Cross Country IV, a nationwide crackdown on human trafficking.

VOA: standard.2009.11.13

The United States will end its combat mission in Iraq on August 31.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

"When flying low in combat, speed is life. Now,from the left,Captain Smith and Captain Cox return to show center at 300 feet and nearly the speed of sound,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.15

In combat,the frontline soldiers don't care about the M-ATV's logistical burden.

VOA: standard.2010.08.01

"The majority are in combat service support,technical support, computer support,medical."

VOA: standard.2010.07.14

Eikenberry and McChrystal stressed the long-term nature of the U.S.commitment to the people of Afghanistan, long after the transition of combat operations from coalition to Afghan forces begins in 2011.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

So that's the main reason why we have the Heron there." Israel is one of the pioneers of combat drones, having used the remote-controlled aircraft in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories.

VOA: standard.2010.07.27

Secretary Clinton called the bombings "appalling acts" and said they, along with other recent attacks in Uganda,Pakistan,Afghanistan, Iraq and Algeria underscore the world community's need to work together to combat terrorist organizations.

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

Foreign Secretary Romulo for his part said the military accord with Washington proved crucial in helping his government cope with typhoon damage, while stressing that U.S.troops are not involved in actual combat with the southern militants.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12