阿富汗官員表示,周二凌晨,11名塔利班武裝分子襲擊了阿富汗南部的一座重要機(jī)場(chǎng),造成至少50人死亡。
The Afghan Defense Ministry said 38 civilians, 10 soldiers and two police officers were killed. The attack on the Kandahar Air Field lasted 20 hours, reported the Washington Post. Among the dead were women and children, the newspaper wrote.
Afghan security forces look at the damage from clashes between Taliban fighters and Afghan forces in Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. |
阿富汗國(guó)防部稱至少38位平民、10名士兵、2名警察死亡。據(jù)華盛頓郵報(bào)報(bào)道,塔利班對(duì)坎大哈國(guó)際機(jī)場(chǎng)的襲擊持續(xù)了約20小時(shí)。該報(bào)稱死者中有婦女、兒童。
The airport includes a military base with troops from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO. There were no reports that NATO troops were killed or injured in the attack.
該機(jī)場(chǎng)包括一處北約軍事基地。截至目前,并無(wú)相關(guān)報(bào)道稱北約軍隊(duì)在此次襲擊事件中死亡或受傷。
A spokesman for the Taliban says fighters entered the base and attacked local and foreign military troops. He said more than 150 soldiers were killed in the attack. The Taliban often makes claims about the results of their attacks that are not true. visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!
塔利班一名發(fā)言人聲稱塔利班武裝分子進(jìn)入軍事基地并襲擊當(dāng)?shù)嘏c外國(guó)軍隊(duì)。他說在襲擊中超過150名士兵死亡。塔利班經(jīng)常對(duì)他們的襲擊結(jié)果作出不真實(shí)的聲明。
Taliban attacks have grown in number and strength in Afghanistan this year after the withdrawal last year of combat troops from other countries.
自去年他國(guó)戰(zhàn)斗部隊(duì)從阿富汗撤離后,今年,塔利班在阿富汗的襲擊次數(shù)與強(qiáng)度都有所增加。
I'm Christopher Jones-Cruise.
我是克里斯托弗·瓊斯克魯斯。
This story was reported by Correspondent Ayaz Gul in Islamabad. Christopher Jones-Cruise adapted the story into VOA Learning English. Kathleen Struck was the editor.
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Eleven Taliban fighters attacked an important airport in southern Afghanistan early Tuesday, killing at least 50 people, Afghan officials say.
The Afghan Defense Ministry said 38 civilians, 10 soldiers and two police officers were killed. The attack on the Kandahar Air Field lasted 20 hours, reported the Washington Post. Among the dead were women and children, the newspaper wrote.
The airport includes a military base with troops from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO. There were no reports that NATO troops were killed or injured in the attack.
A spokesman for the Taliban says fighters entered the base and attacked local and foreign military troops. He said more than 150 soldiers were killed in the attack. The Taliban often makes claims about the results of their attacks that are not true. visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!
Taliban attacks have grown in number and strength in Afghanistan this year after the withdrawal last year of combat troops from other countries.
I'm Christopher Jones-Cruise.
This story was reported by Correspondent Ayaz Gul in Islamabad. Christopher Jones-Cruise adapted the story into VOA Learning English. Kathleen Struck was the editor.
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