VOA标准英语10月-Afghanistan Says International Force Promises to
时间：2019-02-08 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（十月）
Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak speaking at a news conference at Ministry 4 of Defense in Kabul, Sunday, 05 Oct. 2008
With domestic and international criticism mounting as the civilian death toll 5 rises, Afghanistan's defense minister says the United States and other international forces have promised to "do their best" to avoid such casualties from aerial bombings.
Abdul Rahim Wardak spoke 6 to reporters on the grounds of the Defense Ministry about his recent visit to the Pentagon, where he met his U.S. counterpart and other American officials.
"There has been an understanding to strategically review the conduct of war and other efforts in Afghanistan and also in the region," Wardak said.
Wardak is calling for less emphasis on heavy weaponry, better shared intelligence and greater use of Afghan forces to search for insurgents.
The former Mujahideen commander also announced that the international community has authorized 7 an increase in the size of the Afghan army to 134,000 troops. There are more than 60,000 foreign troops in Afghanistan.
"There is definitely a need for more boots on the ground based on the present security situation," Wardak said.
The resurgent Taleban, ousted 8 by U.S.-led forces in 2001, are active in large parts of southern Afghanistan.
Defense Minister Wardak told reporters that the current war against them cannot be won only by military means.
The Sunday Times in London quotes the British commander in Afghanistan as also saying the Taleban cannot be defeated on the battlefield. The newspaper says Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith, in an interview, told the newspaper that a political settlement is the best way to bring an end to the conflict.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has asked the king of Saudi Arabia to mediate 9 such talks. But a senior Taleban commander has rejected such negotiations 10 with what he termed Afghanistan's "puppet" government.
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- 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 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
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
- An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。
- He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
- He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。
- The state must mediate the struggle for water resources.政府必须通过调解来解决对水资源的争夺。
- They may be able to mediate between parties with different interests.他们也许能在不同利益政党之间进行斡旋。
- negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
- Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。