The U.S. Army has been ramping up instruction in the languages of Afghanistan, even as troop levels in the country decrease in preparation for the U.S. troop withdrawal in 2014. This year, key ...

At the end of a training scenario, an Afghan trainer congratulates the soldiers on their Dari language abilities and their negotiation skills. The immersion training is essential, say the soldiers, ...

LESVOS, Greece, Nov 20 (UNHCR) - Amena Yusufi, a 21-year-old woman from Afghanistan, stepped out of a medical tent on Lesvos' busy Moria reception and registration centre and called for the next ...

When the company took over the Afghanistan language contract in late 2007, only 41 percent of linguists' jobs were filled. Today 97 percent of the jobs are taken, he said. At Camp Leatherneck, four ...