奥巴马:阿富汗战争即将步入正轨
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Barack Obama has said the US is "on track" to achieve its goals in Afghanistan, following publication of the US annual strategy review.

美国年度战略报告上,奥巴马称美国在阿富汗所期望取得的成果即将“走上正轨”。

The review said al-Qaeda's leadership was at its weakest since 2001.

And it added that the US had made enough progress to start a "responsible reduction" of forces in July 2011.

Mr Obama said US forces and their allies were clearing more areas from Taliban control, but warned that the gains were still fragile.

"This continues to be a very difficult endeavour(尽力,竭力) ," Mr Obama said. But he added that US would remain "relentless1(无情的,残酷的) " in pursuit of(寻求,追求) al-Qaeda.

The review says the surge in foreign troops has succeeded in halting Taliban momentum2 in much of the country, but BBC correspondents say the bigger picture is of an insurgency(叛乱,暴动) fighting to the death in Helmand and Kandahar and expanding in places like Ghazni and Kunduz.

'Wider insurgency3'

The US plans to end combat operations in 2014 and transfer responsibility for the country's affairs to Afghans.

The White House review comes at a time when civilian4 casualties are at their highest since the US-led invasion of 2001. This year has also been the bloodiest5 for foreign troops since 2001, with the US taking the brunt(冲击) of the casualties.

At the White House, Mr Obama said he wanted to remind Americans that America was in Afghanistan to disrupt, dismantle6(拆除,解散) and defeat al-Qaeda.

"It was Afghanistan where al-Qaeda plotted the 9/11 attacks that murdered 3,000 innocent people. It is the tribal7 regions along the Afghan-Pakistan border from which terrorists have launched more attacks against our homeland and our allies.

"And if an even wider insurgency were to engulf8 Afghanistan, that would give al-Qaeda even more space to plan these attacks."

He said al-Qaeda's leadership was "hunkered down", but said it would continue to take time to defeat an enemy he described as "ruthless and resilient".



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1 relentless VBjzv     
adj.残酷的,不留情的,无怜悯心的
参考例句:
  • The traffic noise is relentless.交通车辆的噪音一刻也不停止。
  • Their training has to be relentless.他们的训练必须是无情的。
2 momentum DjZy8     
n.动力,冲力,势头;动量
参考例句:
  • We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
  • The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。
3 insurgency dqdzEb     
n.起义;暴动;叛变
参考例句:
  • And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国,动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
  • Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网
4 civilian uqbzl     
adj.平民的,民用的,民众的
参考例句:
  • 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 bloodiest 2f5859cebc7d423fa78269725dca802d     
adj.血污的( bloody的最高级 );流血的;屠杀的;残忍的
参考例句:
  • The Russians were going to suffer their bloodiest defeat of all before Berlin. 俄国人在柏林城下要遭到他们的最惨重的失败。 来自辞典例句
  • It was perhaps the bloodiest hour in the history of warfare. 这也许是战争史上血腥味最浓的1个小时。 来自互联网
6 dismantle Vtlxa     
vt.拆开,拆卸;废除,取消
参考例句:
  • He asked for immediate help from the United States to dismantle the warheads.他请求美国立即提供援助,拆除这批弹头。
  • The mower firmly refused to mow,so I decided to dismantle it.修完后割草机还是纹丝不动,于是,我决定把它拆开。
7 tribal ifwzzw     
adj.部族的,种族的
参考例句:
  • 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。
8 engulf GPgzD     
vt.吞没,吞食
参考例句:
  • Floodwaters engulf a housing project in the Bajo Yuna community in central Dominican Republic.洪水吞没了多米尼加中部巴杰优那社区的一处在建的住房工程项目。
  • If we are not strong enough to cover all the minds up,then they will engulf us,and we are in danger.如果我们不够坚强来抵挡大众的意念,就会有被他们吞没的危险。
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