美国领导的联军结束在阿富汗的战斗任务_时事要闻

美国领导的联军结束在阿富汗的战斗任务

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The American-led coalition¹ in Afghanistan has officially ended its combat mission after 13 years of war and the toppling of the former Taliban government.

历经13年的战争以及推翻前塔利班政府，美国领导的多国联军已正式结束在阿富汗的战斗任务。

$US General John Campbell speaks during a ceremony marking the end of ISAF\s combat mission in Afghanistan at ISAF headquarters in Kabul on December 28, 2014.$
US General John Campbell speaks during a ceremony marking the end of ISAF\s combat mission in Afghanistan at ISAF headquarters in Kabul on December 28, 2014.

US Army General John Campbell is the commander of the international security assistance force.

"Today marks an end of an era and the beginning of a new one. Today NATO completes its combat mission, a 13-year endeavor filled with significant achievements and tremendous sacrifice, especially by the thousands of coalition and Afghan army and police wounded...who gave so much to build a brighter future for this war-torn land."

He added that combat operations will continue, but the coalition's next two year mission, known as Resolute² Support, will focus on training.

The Obama administration said earlier this month it would leave behind a residual³ U.S. force of just over 10-thousand troops for at least the first few months of 2015 to help provide support to Afghan security forces.

The conflict has claimed the lives of more than 2,000 U.S. military personnel.

Over 3,100 civilians⁴ have been killed in Afghanistan in 2014.

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1 coalition
n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合
参考例句：
The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。 Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

2 resolute
adj.坚决的，果敢的
参考例句：
He was resolute in carrying out his plan.他坚决地实行他的计划。 The Egyptians offered resolute resistance to the aggressors.埃及人对侵略者作出坚决的反抗。

3 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。

4 civilians
平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )；老百姓
参考例句：
the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀 At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

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