雙語(yǔ)新聞:美官員促北約盟國(guó)向阿富汗增軍隊(duì)
Several U.S. Senators and a high-ranking U.S. military official say America's allies in NATO should send more troops to fight the war in Afghanistan.
幾位美國(guó)參議員和一位美國(guó)高級(jí)將領(lǐng)說(shuō)，美國(guó)的北約盟國(guó)應(yīng)當(dāng)派遣更多部隊(duì)前往阿富汗作戰(zhàn)。
With the NATO summit in Bucharest, Romania less than a month away, U.S. officials speaking before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee assessed the alliance's performance in fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan.
還有不到一個(gè)月的時(shí)間，北約將在羅馬尼亞的布加勒斯特召開(kāi)高峰會(huì)議。星期二，美國(guó)官員在美國(guó)參議院外交關(guān)系委員會(huì)上評(píng)估了北約在阿富汗向塔利班作戰(zhàn)中的表現(xiàn)。
Most of them agreed that the European NATO members' participation in the mission has been vital to the progress that has been made in Afghanistan. But many of the speakers were critical of some NATO countries' restrictions that keep their troops off the front lines. Democratic Senator Joseph Biden is the committee chairman.
大多數(shù)人同意，北約中的歐洲國(guó)家成員參與打擊塔利班對(duì)阿富汗的形勢(shì)具有至關(guān)重要的作用。但是很多人也批評(píng)了某些北約國(guó)家設(shè)下的限制，使得本國(guó)軍隊(duì)不能上前線(xiàn)。
"But the so-called national caveats are making a mockery, in my view, of NATO and the notion of a unified mission," said Senator Biden. "One ally can fight here but not another place. Another ally can do this but not that. In my view, you're either in this fight or you're not."
外交關(guān)系委員會(huì)主席、民主黨參議員約瑟夫.拜登說(shuō)：“我認(rèn)為所謂的‘限止戰(zhàn)斗行動(dòng)’規(guī)定是對(duì)北約及其統(tǒng)一使命的嘲諷。某一盟國(guó)能在某一地方、卻不能在其它地點(diǎn)作戰(zhàn)。另一個(gè)盟國(guó)能這樣、又不能那樣做。照我看來(lái)，你要么參戰(zhàn)，要么不參戰(zhàn)。”
U.S. Army General John Craddock is the supreme allied commander for Europe at NATO Headquarters in Belgium. He told the committee that the restrictions need to be eased.
美國(guó)陸軍將軍約翰.克拉多克是設(shè)在比利時(shí)的北約歐洲司令部盟軍最高指揮官。他對(duì)外交關(guān)系委員會(huì)說(shuō)，有必要解除有關(guān)限制：
"These caveats, like shortfalls, increase the risk to every soldier, sailor, airman and Marine employed in theater," said General Craddock.
“這些限制像給在阿富汗的每一名陸海空軍戰(zhàn)士都增加了的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。”
At the NATO summit, President Bush plans to thank the other alliance members for their commitments in Afghanistan. But he is expected to ask the allies to do even more.
布什總統(tǒng)準(zhǔn)備在北約峰會(huì)上對(duì)各國(guó)盟友表示感謝，感謝他們?cè)诎⒏缓顾冻龅呐Α５穷A(yù)計(jì)布什總統(tǒng)將要求盟友更為盡力。
The overall situation in Afghanistan is still a reason for concern, according to Daniel Fried, the Acting Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs.
負(fù)責(zé)政治事務(wù)的代理國(guó)務(wù)次卿丹尼爾.弗里德認(rèn)為，阿富汗的總體形勢(shì)仍然令人擔(dān)憂(yōu)
"Levels of violence are up, particularly in the south," said Daniel Fried. "The border areas with Pakistan provide a haven for terrorists. Civil-military cooperation does not work as well as it should."
。他說(shuō)：“暴力活動(dòng)在升級(jí)，尤其在南部。與巴基斯坦接壤的邊境地區(qū)是恐怖分子的藏身之地。文官政府和軍方之間還缺乏應(yīng)有的良好協(xié)作。”
But Fried does see some reasons for hope.
但是弗里德也的確看到希望的曙光：
"It's worth recalling that six million Afghan children now go to school, one-third of them girls," he said. "That's two million girls in school, when under the Taleban there were none. Zero."
“值得指出的是如今600萬(wàn)阿富汗兒童在上學(xué)，其中三分之一是女孩，也就是200萬(wàn)女孩在校念書(shū)，而在塔利班統(tǒng)治時(shí)期這個(gè)數(shù)字是零，一個(gè)女孩都沒(méi)上學(xué)。”
All 26 NATO member nations are taking part in the mission in Afghanistan, but some of them are not willing to send more troops into the country.
北約26個(gè)成員國(guó)都參與了阿富汗使命，但是某些成員國(guó)不愿意把更多部隊(duì)派往阿富汗。
