Amazingly,in addition to heavy strongboxes and baggage, a Concord stagecoach could carry as many as 18 people, squeezed inside and up top, front and back.

VOA: standard.2010.03.11

Analysts say that recent arrests and killings of top militant commanders, including Baituallah Mehsud, appear to have broken the back of militants and led to infighting among various Taliban groups.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

"When we ask them what is the biggest problem in the local areas we find that security takes a back seat and issues like electricity, roads,water,and unemployment come up on top,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

World Vision's Amelia Merrick, says getting schools back up and running quickly is a top priority, particularly in areas like Pariaman where entire villages were buried by landslides caused by the quake.

VOA: standard.2009.10.06