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By Ayaz Gul
Islamabad
28 June 2006
U.S Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has reiterated1 Washington's full support for Afghan President Hamid Karzai, and promised that resurgent Taleban forces in the country will be defeated.
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Condoleezza Rice, left, and Hamid Karzai arrive at press conference in Kabul, Wednesday
Speaking to reporters after a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul Wednesday, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called Mr. Karzai one the most respected leaders in the world.
She dismissed reports that a rise in insurgent2 violence, an increase in the drug trade and allegations of corruption3 have undermined international support for President Karzai and his government.
"President Karzai is admired," she said. "He is admired for his courage, he is admired for his leadership. He is admired for what he has done to bring this country from civil war now to a democratically elected government."
The top U.S diplomat4 says a resurgence5 in violence by Taleban insurgents6 is a concern for the United States, but she says the violence will not erase7 democratic gains made in Afghanistan in the past several years.
At the news conference with Rice, Mr. Karzai acknowledged that Afghanistan has problems with drugs, weak institutions and fighters loyal to the former Taleban regime.
He said that he is not blind to these the challenges. But he described the achievements of his government and the international community since the fall of the Taleban nearly five years ago as immense.
Condoleezza Rice (left) with Pakistan President Musharraf
On Tuesday, Rice was in Pakistan, where she, President Pervez Musharraf and other Pakistani officials discussed ways to intensify8 the anti-terror campaign on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Nearly 80,000 Pakistani troops are deployed9 on their side of the mountainous and porous10 border, to prevent Taleban militants11 from infiltrating12 from the Afghan side.
After the meeting with Rice, Pakistani foreign minister Khursheed Kasuri told reporters that 10,000 more troops are being sent to the border area to strengthen security there.
Kasuri rejected Afghan allegations that the Taleban insurgency13 is being run from Pakistani territories. He challenged the Afghans to identify the terror hideouts that they claim exist in Pakistan, and said if the Afghans do, Pakistan will take action
1 reiterated | |
反复地说,重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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adj.叛乱的,起事的;n.叛乱分子 | |
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n.腐败,堕落,贪污 | |
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4 diplomat | |
n.外交官,外交家;能交际的人,圆滑的人 | |
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5 resurgence | |
n.再起,复活,再现 | |
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6 insurgents | |
n.起义,暴动,造反( insurgent的名词复数 ) | |
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7 erase | |
v.擦掉;消除某事物的痕迹 | |
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8 intensify | |
vt.加强;变强;加剧 | |
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9 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 | |
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10 porous | |
adj.可渗透的,多孔的 | |
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11 militants | |
激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 ) | |
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12 infiltrating | |
v.(使)渗透,(指思想)渗入人的心中( infiltrate的现在分词 ) | |
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13 insurgency | |
n.起义;暴动;叛变 | |
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