时间:2018-12-16 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2008年(十一月)


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Afghan President Hamid Karzai has spoken with India's Prime Minister to express his sympathy for victims of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Kabul where the president said there is a new need for a regional approach in combating terrorism.
 






Afghan President Hamid Karzai (file photo)



President Hamid Kazai called India's prime minister Friday to express sympathy to the Indian people in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

In a written statement released by his office, Mr. Karzai said Afghans can understand India's pain, because they themselves have been victims of terrorism for many years.

The statement did not mention if Mr. Karzai discussed India's allegations that the attackers in Mumbai may have links to Pakistan.

But a presidential spokesman contacted by VOA, Sayamak Herawie, said the president believes there are ties to militant 1 groups in the region.

He said the president linked this attack to those terrorists who have an active presence in the region and who work to continuously destabilize security.

In the past year, Afghan, India and U.S. officials have accused Pakistani intelligence agents of links to attacks inside Afghanistan, including July's bombing of the Indian embassy in Kabul.

More recently, Afghan officials said relations with Pakistan's new government have improved, following the resignation of former President Pervez Musharraf. But officials also continue to blame elements of Pakistan's military and intelligence services of supporting Taliban militant groups.

When asked about the allegations of Pakistani links in the latest attacks, Sayamak Herawie said there is good reason to be suspicious.

He said this is a natural response when bases of terrorism exist along Afghanistan's borders. He said it is a fact that terrorists there receive funding and arms.
 






A Pakistani tank advances towards militant positions in the Bajur tribal 2 region on the border with Afghanistan, 28 Nov 2008




Since August, Pakistan's military has grown more aggressive in confronting Taliban militants 3 in the tribal regions along the Afghan border. Pakistani civilian 4 leaders have also highlighted the threat these militants pose to Pakistanis.

But both military and civilian officials have insisted that Pakistan alone is capable of confronting the militants. They have also strongly protested a series of U.S. missile strikes targeting Taliban and al Qaida militants in the region.

Following the Mumbai attacks, Pakistani officials have proposed full cooperation with India and a regional approach to combating terrorism. Mr. Karzai said he and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also endorsed 5 a joint 6 strategy against terrorism in their conversation on Friday.



1 militant
adj.激进的,好斗的;n.激进分子,斗士
  • Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
  • He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。
2 tribal
adj.部族的,种族的
  • 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。
3 militants
激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
  • 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。
4 civilian
adj.平民的,民用的,民众的
  • 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。
5 endorsed
vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 );在(尤指支票的)背面签字;在(文件的)背面写评论;在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品
  • The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案,开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 joint
adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合
  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤,肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
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