VOA标准英语2009年-Pakistan Military Captures Taliban Leader'
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(十月)
By Sean Maroney
Islamabad
24 October 2009
Pakistani soldiers provide security as trucks carrying military logistics drive along road from South Waziristan to outskirts 1 of Dera Ismail Khan, 24 Oct 2009
Pakistani military officials say they have captured the hometown of Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud and one of his top deputies, Qari Hussain. The announcement comes at the start of the second week of the army's offensive in Mehsud's stronghold of South Waziristan.
Pakistani officials say the military gained control of the town of Kotkai Saturday, following days of heavy fighting.
Former security chief of the tribal 2 areas Mahmood Shah talked to VOA about the development.
"The town is not of any significance, but the mountainous area around is important," he said.
He says the army's capture of the Kotkai area will help facilitate its advance toward Makeen and Ladha, two major Taliban strongholds.
The Pakistani army entered the South Waziristan tribal region last Saturday from three different areas in an attempt to completely surround the Taliban fighters.
The military says it has killed at least 163 militants 3, while 23 soldiers have died.
There is no independent confirmation 4 of the tolls 5, as the region is closed to outsiders and is dangerous even for local reporters to visit.
In recent weeks, suspected militants have launched a series of attacks, hitting police centers, the army's headquarters and a United Nations office.
There also have been at least five instances of violence since the Pakistani military began its offensive. In one attack on Tuesday, two suicide bombers 6 hit separate areas at an Islamic university in the capital, Islamabad.
Shah says that despite the fact officials had anticipated acts of retaliation 7, the latest violence was surprising.
"We saw these attacks carry out with more ferocity than what probably the government had expected," he said.
Authorities have tightened 8 security across the country, as well as closed educational institutions until Monday.
- Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
- They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。
- He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
- The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。
- 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。
- We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
- We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。
- A man collected tolls at the gateway. 一个人在大门口收通行费。
- The long-distance call tolls amount to quite a sum. 长途电话费数目相当可观。
- Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
- He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》