国际英语资讯:U.S. not winning in Afghanistan: U.S. defense chief
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 13-- <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="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</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="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="war">war</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mattis">Mattis</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="congressional">congressional</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span>. "<span word="And">And</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>."</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mattis">Mattis</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pentagon">Pentagon</span> <span word="defines">defines</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="help">help</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="residual">residual</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maintaining">maintaining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="end">end</span> <span word="capability">capability</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mattis">Mattis</span>. "<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="skirmishing">skirmishing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="position">position</span>."</p><p><span word="Mattis">Mattis</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="of">of</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="to">to</span> <span word="publicly">publicly</span> <span word="warn">warn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dire">dire</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="for">for</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>.</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="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</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><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="warnings">warnings</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</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>
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