2006年VOA标准英语-Pakistan Acknowledges Taleban Launching Cross-B

By Benjamin Sand
Islamabad
07 September 2006

Pakistan's president has acknowledged Taleban insurgents² are using Pakistani territory to stage cross-border attacks in neighboring Afghanistan. But General Pervez Musharraf strongly rejected allegations that Pakistan's military or intelligence services are helping³ the extremists.

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Pervez Musharraf during a meeting with Afghan lawmakers in Kabul, Sept. 7, 2006  
  
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has assured Afghanistan that his country shares Kabul's commitment to rooting out Taleban insurgents.

But Mr. Musharraf did acknowledge Taleban insurgents have been using Pakistan's remote tribal⁴ areas to launch cross-border attacks inside Afghanistan.

The Pakistani leader was addressing a gathering⁵ of senior Afghan military commanders and government officials, including Afghan president Hamid Karzai, Thursday morning.

"There are al-Qaida and Taleban in both Afghanistan and Pakistan," he said. "Certainly they are crossing from Pakistan side and causing bomb blasts and terrorist activities in your country. We know they are doing this, but the question is - this is not sponsored - we are doing our best."
 
 
A Pakistan army soldier monitors the Afghan-Pakistan border at Kundigar post
  
Afghan officials have repeatedly accused Islamabad of not doing enough to stop Taleban and al-Qaida militants⁶ from establishing bases in Pakistan and launching cross-border raids.

Mr. Musharraf said Thursday that Pakistan has already deployed⁷ 80,000 troops to the border area and arrested more than 300 Taleban insurgents this year alone, handing most of them over to the Afghan government.

Mr. Musharraf said Pakistan has also lost more than 400 of its own soldiers in its fight to secure the region and repeated an offer to help fence off and mine the border area.

The Pakistan president's comments come as Afghanistan confronts a dramatic rise in insurgent¹ activity.

Taleban militants have staged a series of offensives and targeted killings⁸ that have destabilized much of the country.

Speaking Thursday alongside Pakistan's president, Afghan leader Hamid Karzai said most of the fighting is in areas bordering Pakistan and pressed Mr. Musharraf for greater assistance.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, background left, and Afghan Foreign Minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta, Sept. 7, 2006  
  
"We are seeking your help to bring us more safety and security. It is not accusations⁹, it is not blaming. It is asking a brother for help so that both can live in prosperity," he said.

Afghanistan faces its bloodiest¹⁰ year since 2001, when a U.S.-led coalition¹¹ ousted¹² the hard-line Taleban regime.

Separately Thursday, NATO's top military commander called for reinforcements in southern Afghanistan as fighting there intensifies¹³.

General James Jones of the U.S. Marines says alliance forces in the Taleban's traditional stronghold are meeting unanticipated resistance from the insurgents.
 

Gen. James L. Jones (file photo)  
  
Jones told reporters that NATO commanders on the ground in the area are seeking several hundred additional troops and more air support, including combat-ready helicopters.

NATO took over security operations in the region from the United States on July 31.

1 insurgent   

adj.叛乱的，起事的；n.叛乱分子

参考例句：

• Faruk says they are threatened both by insurgent and government forces.法鲁克说，他们受到暴乱分子和政府军队的双重威胁。
• The insurgent mob assembled at the gate of the city park.叛变的暴徒聚在市立公园的门口。

2 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

3 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

4 tribal   

adj.部族的，种族的

参考例句：

• He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
• The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。

5 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

6 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

7 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

8 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

9 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

10 bloodiest   

adj.血污的( bloody的最高级 )；流血的；屠杀的；残忍的

参考例句：

• The Russians were going to suffer their bloodiest defeat of all before Berlin. 俄国人在柏林城下要遭到他们的最惨重的失败。 来自辞典例句
• It was perhaps the bloodiest hour in the history of warfare. 这也许是战争史上血腥味最浓的1个小时。 来自互联网

11 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。

12 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

13 intensifies   

n.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的名词复数 )v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• A clear atmosphere intensifies the blue of the sky. 纯净的空气使天空变得更蓝。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Blowing on fire intensifies the heat. 吹火使热度加强。 来自《简明英汉词典》