VOA慢速英語:IS組織在中亞地區(qū)招募新成員

Central Asia has increasingly become a source of foreign fighters for militants operating in the Middle East, especially the self-declared Islamic State. The group targets young men in countries with weak economies and undemocratic, repressive governments.

中亞地區(qū)日益成為中東武裝分子作戰(zhàn)外來士兵資源地，特別是對自立為王的“伊斯蘭國”來講?？植澜M織以該地區(qū)收入較少，缺乏民主，專制政府國家的年輕人為目標。

The question is what causes people to join Islamist extremists and what can be done to stop them from doing so.

問題是是什么原因導致大批青年加入到了IS極端組織隊伍中，我們怎樣做才能阻止這一情況的再次發(fā)生。

The United Nations estimates that at least 25,000 people from more than 100 countries belong to the Islamic State or other militant groups. Hundreds of people from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan and more than 1,000 men from Kazakhstan have already joined the Islamic State, which some people call ISIS. Those recruitment numbers come from the U.S. Counter terrorism Center.

聯合國估計至少有來自1000多個國家的25,000人加入了IS組織或者其他武裝組織。數百名來自塔吉克斯坦和吉爾吉斯斯坦，還有1000多人來自哈薩克斯坦加入了IS隊伍。這一招募數字來自美國反恐中心。

Congressman Chris Smith is from New Jersey and a member of the Republican Party. He says even government officials in some countries are joining the militants.

國會議員Chris Smith來自新澤西州，是一位共和黨議員。他說甚至是有一些國家的政府官員也加入到了武裝隊伍中。

"Just last week we learned that the chief of Tajikistan's counter-terrorism program -- someone highly-trained by the United States government -- abandoned his post to join ISIS."

就在上周的時候我們了解到接受了美國政府訓練的塔吉克斯坦反恐項目主席，離職加入了ISIS。

Experts are blaming the actions of Central Asian governments for causing people to join the Islamists. The experts note widespread corruption in the area. They also say laws are not fairly enforced, and human rights are violated. The experts say a lack of jobs adds to public dissatisfaction in many parts of Central Asia. Extremists use these issues to win followers to their cause.

專家們指責中亞國家措施不當導致人們加入IS組織的失誤。專家指出該地區(qū)存在嚴重的腐敗現象。他們還說該地區(qū)的法律沒有公正執(zhí)行，存在侵犯人權現象。專家稱再加上失業(yè)嚴重導致了中亞大部分群眾的不滿情緒。極端分子利用這些有利條件輕松獲得了追隨者。

Some militant groups can be skillful in their use of social media. The United States is working with foreign governments to prevent the broadcast of terrorist messages through social media and the cross-border movement of fighters.

一些武裝隊伍還可以熟練使用社會媒體。美國正在與外國政府共同合作阻止恐怖信息通過社交網絡傳播，阻止武裝分子跨境傳播信息。

But experts say there is no easy way to stop terrorists from urging people to join. They say one part of the solution is to work to improve economies so that young people can find jobs in their home country. They say it is easier for militant groups to recruit new members in migrant communities.

但是專家稱沒有簡單的方法來阻止恐怖分子說服人們加入武裝隊伍。他們說其中需要做的是改善經濟，這樣年輕人可以在國內找到工作維持生計。他們說武裝分子可以輕而易舉的在移民社區(qū)招募到追隨者。

Daniel Rosenblum is the Deputy US Assistant Secretary of State for Central Asia. He says the terrorist groups try to recruit possible new members wherever they are.

Daniel Rosenblum是美國中亞地區(qū)的助理國務卿。他說恐怖組織試圖在任何地方可以招募到士兵的地方招募新成員。

"While there are no reliable statistics, research suggests that the vast majority of Central Asian fighters in Syria and Iraq are recruited while outside their own countries -- mostly while in Russia, where millions of them live as migrant workers."

盡管沒有可靠的數字支持，但是研究表明敘利亞和伊拉克大量中亞士兵都不是在本國內部招募的，大部分來自俄羅斯，數百萬移民在那里工作。

Frank Cilluffo is an associate vice president at The George Washington University in Washington. He also serves as the director of the university's Center for Cyber and Homeland Security. He says the United States can help other countries fight terrorist recruiting efforts, but long-term solutions must come from the countries themselves.

Frank Cilluffo是華盛頓喬治大學的助理副總裁。他還是學校網絡和國土安全中心的主任。他說美國可以幫助他國共同打擊恐怖主義招募工作，但是長期的解決辦法必須是要靠他們自己。

"They are the ones closest to the action. They are the ones who know their communities, and they are the ones who are ultimately going to either detect and/or prevent, or respond to an incident."

他們是最能接近行動組織，他們是最了解社區(qū)的組織，是最終要進行檢測，或者防止，或者采取回應措施的組織。

Experts say governments in Central Asia and other areas must improve their human rights records. They say the governments also need to reach out to minorities and get them involved in problem-solving.

專家稱中亞地區(qū)政府和其他地區(qū)必須改善人權紀錄。他們說政府還需要解放少數民族讓他們參與到解決問題的行動中來。

I'm Christopher Jones-Cruise.

VOA's Zlatica Hoke reported this story from Washington. Christopher Jones-Cruise adapted it into Learning English. George Grow was the editor.

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Words in This Story

source – n. a place or thing that provides what is wanted or needed

recruitment – n. the process of adding new individuals to a group or organization; a campaign to increase membership

abandon(ed) – v. to leave and never return to (something)

reliable – adj. able to be believed; likely to be true or correct

statistics – n. a number that represents a piece of information (such as information about how often something is done or how common something is)

vast – adj. very great in size, amount or extent

ultimately – adv. at the end of a process or period of time

detect – v. to discover or notice the presence of (something that is hidden or hard to see, hear or taste)

respond – v. to do something as a reaction to something that has happened or been done