国际英语资讯:Trump to unveil new Afghanistan strategy Monday night
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 20-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="at">at</span> 9:00 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="update">update</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="engagement">engagement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>.</p><p><span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> 9,800 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> 5,500 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="withdraw">withdraw</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2016 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deteriorating">deteriorating</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="withdrawal">withdrawal</span>.</p><p><span word="Currently">Currently</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="about">about</span> 8,400 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> 5,000 <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="Treaty">Treaty</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="NATO">NATO</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="counter">counter</span>-<span word="terrorism">terrorism</span> <span word="missions">missions</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dire">dire</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="congressional">congressional</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Mattis">Mattis</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> "<span word="not">not</span> <span word="winning">winning</span>" <span word="the">the</span> <span word="longest">longest</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="history">history</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>.</p><p><span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Intelligence">Intelligence</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="Dan">Dan</span> <span word="Coats">Coats</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="deteriorate">deteriorate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="aid">aid</span>.</p>
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