2014年末驻阿富汗美军将剩9800人_时事要闻

2014年末驻阿富汗美军将剩9800人

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2014-05-28 07:59 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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The US will keep 9,800 troops in Afghanistan after the US concludes its combat mission at the end of this year, President Barack Obama has said.

美国总统奥巴马称，今年末美国完成在阿富汗的作战任务之后将保留一支9800人的部队。

Under the plan he announced at the White House, the US will then gradually withdraw troops until only a small residual¹ force remains² after 2016.

The remaining troops would guard the US embassy, train Afghan forces and support counter-terrorism operations.

But the plan depends on the Afghans signing a joint³ security agreement.

While current Afghan President Hamid Karzai has refused to sign such an agreement, the Obama administration appears to be confident either of the two candidates seeking to replace him would do so.

"This year, we will bring America's longest war to its responsible end," Mr Obama said.

'Hard-earned peace'

Mr Obama described the timing⁴ for the withdrawal⁵:

Beginning of 2015: 9,800 troops spread out across Afghanistan

End of 2015: About half that number, concentrated in Kabul and at nearby Bagram Air Base

End of 2016: Fewer than 1,000 troops remain to guard the US embassy, train Afghan troops, and a "security assistance component⁶"

"We will no longer patrol Afghan cities and towns, mountains or valleys," Mr Obama said. "That is a task for the Afghan people."

The troop numbers Mr Obama announced are largely in line with what military commanders have sought. His announcement indicates the longest war in American history - launched by President George W Bush following the 11 September 2001 al-Qaeda attacks - will end by the time he leaves office.

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1 residual
adj.复播复映追加时间；存留下来的，剩余的
参考例句：
There are still a few residual problems with the computer program.电脑程序还有一些残留问题。 The resulting residual chromatism is known as secondary spectrum.所得到的剩余色差叫做二次光谱。

2 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 joint
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
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。

4 timing
n.时间安排，时间选择
参考例句：
The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。 The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。

5 withdrawal
n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销
参考例句：
The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。 They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

6 component
n.组成部分，成分，元件；adj.组成的，合成的
参考例句：
Each component is carefully checked before assembly.每个零件在装配前都经过仔细检查。 Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife.刀身和刀柄是一把刀的组成部分。

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