US to review Afghan air strikes
US to review Afghan air strikes 美国回顾阿富汗空袭
A top US military commander has announced a review into the American use of air strikes in
Afghanistan. 美国一高级军事司令官宣布回顾对阿富汗的空袭
Gen David Petraeus, head of US Central Command（美国中央司令部）, said "tactical （战术上的）actions"
should not undermine（诋毁，危害，破坏） strategic goals.
His comments came after Afghan President Hamid Karzai said US air strikes that kill civilians 2（平民）
were damaging the fight against terrorism.（与恐怖主义做斗争）
Washington again expressed regret over recent civilian 1 deaths, but refused to rule out （排除，消除）
such strikes in the future.
On Sunday, hundreds of university students in the Afghan capital, Kabul, protested against air
strikes last week targeting Taleban fighters in the western Farah province.
Afghan sources said nearly 150 had been killed, but that figure has been disputed （争议）by the US
Afghanistan is a top foreign policy priority for US President Barack Obama's administration, with US
forces fighting an increasingly violent insurgency 3 （起义，叛乱）by Taleban forces.
The US is sending 21,000 additional troops to the country, to join an existing force of 38,000.
Gen Petraeus, who is responsible for US operations in the region, told Fox News television that he
had named a brigadier general （准将）"with extensive experience in conventional and special
operations" to go to Afghanistan and look at the issue "more broadly".
He said the unnamed military officer would serve to ensure that "our tactical actions don't undermine
our strategic goals and objectives".
"That's essentially 4 the conversation that President Karzai and I had yesterday on this particular
topic," he added.
Gen Petraeus also said the Taleban bore "enormous blame" for firing on US troops from the protection
of houses, and said the militants 5 appeared to have forced civilians to stay in the homes.
'Fed up'
Speaking after talks with the German chancellor 6 in Berlin, Mr Karzai said civilian deaths had to be
avoided.
"Civilian casualties（平民伤亡）, of course, is a very serious matter for the Afghan people, (it)
also is a serious matter for our allies," Mr Karzai said at the news conference.
"It's something that the Afghan people want to be addressed effectively and sooner."
In the protest in Kabul, students held up banners including one that called America "the biggest
terrorist in the world".
The protesters also called for those responsible for the deaths to be put on trial.（提审）
"Our people are fed up with Taleban beheadings（斩首） and suicide bombings. On the other hand, the
massacre（大屠杀） of civilians by the American forces is a crime that our people will never forget,"
a statement quoted by AFP news agency said.
President Obama's National Security Adviser 7, Gen James Jones, said the US would "redouble" efforts to
limit civilian deaths, but added that it could not hamper 8 its forces in Afghanistan by banning air
strikes.
"We can't fight with one hand tied behind our back," General he told ABC television.
Last week, Mr Karzai urged the US to stop the use of such strikes
The air strike in Farah province overshadowed a summit on Wednesday between the President Barack
Obama, Mr Karzai, and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari.
Pakistani forces are currently engaged in fierce fighting with Taleban insurgents 9 in the north-west
of the country. (本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
- There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
- He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
- the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
- At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
- And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
- Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网
- Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
- She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
- They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
- He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。
- They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
- Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。
- There are some apples in a picnic hamper.在野餐用的大篮子里有许多苹果。
- The emergence of such problems seriously hamper the development of enterprises.这些问题的出现严重阻碍了企业的发展。
- The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网