国际英语资讯:U.S. general says Taliban fought IS with limited U.S. support
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 10-- <span word="Commander">Commander</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Command">Command</span> <span word="Kenneth">Kenneth</span> <span word="McKenzie">McKenzie</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> (<span word="IS">IS</span>) <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="with">with</span> "<span word="very">very</span> <span word="limited">limited</span>" <span word="support">support</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="military">military</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="compress">compress</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crush">crush</span> <span word="ISIS">ISIS</span> (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span>) <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Nangarhar">Nangarhar</span>," <span word="General">General</span> <span word="McKenzie">McKenzie</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Armed">Armed</span> <span word="Services">Services</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="received">received</span> "<span word="very">very</span> <span word="limited">limited</span>" <span word="support">support</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="military">military</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="elaboration">elaboration</span>.</p><p><span word="McKenzie">McKenzie</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="downward">downward</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="elements">elements</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Qaeda">Qaeda</span>.</p><p>"<span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="demonstrated">demonstrated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="demonstrated">demonstrated</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="footprint">footprint</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="military">military</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="of">of</span> 8,600 <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="target">target</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> 8,600 <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 29, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="inked">inked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Doha">Doha</span>, <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Kabul">Kabul</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kabul">Kabul</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="to">to</span> 8,600 <span word="within">within</span> 135 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="within">within</span> 14 <span word="months">months</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="envisaged">envisaged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="severing">severing</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Qaeda">Qaeda</span> <span word="network">network</span>.</p>
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