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We need partners to fight terrorists alongside us
我們需要合作伙伴 同我們并肩對抗恐怖主義者
And empowering partners is a large part of what we have done and what we are currently doing in Afghanistan
提高伙伴的反恐能力 也正是我們在阿富汗一直在做的事
Together with our allies, America struck huge blows against al Qaeda core and pushed back against an insurgency that threatened to overrun the country
同盟國一起 美國對基地組織核心給予了沉重的打擊 挫敗了他們企圖顛覆國家的反叛活動
But sustaining this progress depends on the ability of Afghans to do the job
但要維持這一成果 必須依賴阿富汗人擔起重任
And that's why we trained hundreds of thousands of Afghan soldiers and police
這就是我們訓練數以十萬計的阿富汗軍警的原因
Earlier this spring, those forces, those Afghan forces secured an election in which Afghans voted for the first democratic transfer of power in their history
今年春季的早些時候 這些阿富汗軍事力量 為阿富汗選舉提供了保障 讓阿富汗人民能為歷史上第一次政權的民主轉移進行投票
And at the end of this year a new Afghan President will be in office and America's combat mission will be over
今年年底 阿富汗新總統即將就職 美國的作戰使命也將畫上圓滿的句號
That was an enormous achievement made because of America's armed forces
這是美國軍隊的一項偉大成就
But as we move to a train-and-advise mission in Afghanistan our reduced presence there allows us to more effectively address emerging threats in the Middle East and North Africa
隨著阿富汗的作戰行動轉變為訓練與顧問活動 我們可以抽出更多精力 更有效地解決 中東和北非新爆發的威脅
So, earlier this year, I asked my national security team to develop a plan for a network of partnerships from South Asia to the Sahel
今年早些時候 我要求國家安全團隊擬定一份計劃 建立起一個從南亞到薩赫勒的合作伙伴關系網
Today, as part of this effort, I am calling on Congress to support a new Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund of up to $5 billion
現在 作為這項努力的一部分 我正請求國會撥款50億美元 設立新的反恐合作伙伴基金
which will allow us to train, build capacity and facilitate partner countries on the front lines
讓我們能夠在前線 訓練伙伴國家 讓其具有更強的反恐作戰能力
And these resources will give us flexibility to fulfill different missions
這些資源能夠讓我們具有完成各種任務的靈活性
