VOA标准英语10月-Officials See No Refugee Crisis Along Afghan-Paki

Afghan government and United Nations humanitarian¹ officials say the flow of refugees, who have been streaming back into the country recently, is so far manageable and not expected to cause a crisis. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from Kabul.
　

Afghan refugees in Pakistan (file photo)

No significant migration² from Pakistan to Afghanistan is being seen despite leaflets distributed in the Bajur border area ordering remaining Afghan refugees to leave.

It was initially³ feared that tens of thousands of people might descend⁴ on the border but officials say most appear to have dispersed⁵ into other parts of Pakistan.

Officials here say they are closely monitoring the situation but relatively⁶ few are confirmed to have crossed the border in recent days.
　

Abdul Qadir Ahadi

Abdul Qadir Ahadi, Afghanistan's deputy minister for refugees, says Afghanistan was caught by surprise and if the number of refugees had been 70,000 as the Pakistanis claimed it would have been cause for concern.

He adds that Pakistan has the right to ask foreigners inside its borders to leave and likely is worried about the security situation there.

Pakistan has launched a major military campaign against insurgents⁷ who have long used the remote tribal⁸ region to carry out attacks on both sides of the border. The Afghans are accused by the Pakistanis of having ties to the primarily Pashtun militants⁹.

In recent months, aid agencies say 20,000 people, both Afghans and Pakistanis, have voluntarily fled Pakistan.

More than 4,000 families flowed into Konar province. Most are reported to be staying with Afghan relatives and friends.
　

Nadir10 Farhad

Nadir Farhad, the spokesman in Kabul for the U.N. High Commissioner¹¹ for Refugees, says although his agency does not have direct access to the province because of poor security, it is providing assistance and the situation appears manageable.

"The number may increase if the security situation deteriorates¹². But UNHCR hopes that the displacement¹³ won't last long and people are able to go back to their home area," he said.

Two decades of war prompted Afghans to take refuge in Pakistan. Since the U.S.-led coalition¹⁴ force toppled the Taliban government in 2001 an estimated five million Afghans have returned home.

In this year alone, according to UNHCR, about 250,000 have left Pakistan for Afghanistan. The humanitarian agency says many of the returnees say they fled Pakistan because food and fuel have become unaffordable. Others say they left because of the worsening security situation.

1 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

2 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

3 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

4 descend   

vt./vi.传下来，下来，下降

参考例句：

• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
• We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。

5 dispersed   

adj. 被驱散的, 被分散的, 散布的

参考例句：

• The clouds dispersed themselves. 云散了。
• After school the children dispersed to their homes. 放学后，孩子们四散回家了。

6 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

7 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

8 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。

9 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。

10 nadir   

n.最低点，无底

参考例句：

• This failure was the nadir of her career.这次失败是她事业上的低谷。
• The demand for this product will reach its nadir within two years.对此产品的需求在两年内将达到最低点。

11 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

12 deteriorates   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• After a few years' planting, the quality of the potato crop deteriorates. 土豆种了几年之后就会退化。
• Virus activity deteriorates in plasma stored at room temperature. 在室温下储藏的血浆中病毒活动逐渐衰退。

13 displacement   

n.移置，取代，位移，排水量

参考例句：

• They said that time is the feeling of spatial displacement.他们说时间是空间位移的感觉。
• The displacement of all my energy into caring for the baby.我所有精力都放在了照顾宝宝上。

14 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。