美在阿富汗將軍暗示俄羅斯武裝塔利班

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United States must confront Russia for providing weapons to the Taliban for use against American-backed forces in Afghanistan, top U.S. military officials said Monday.

阿富汗喀布爾(美聯(lián)社)——美國(guó)高級(jí)軍官周一稱，美國(guó)必須就俄羅斯向塔利班提供武器對(duì)抗美國(guó)支持的阿富汗部隊(duì)這一事作出回應(yīng)。

At a news conference with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at his side, Gen. John Nicholson, the American commander in Afghanistan, wouldn't provide specifics about Russia's role in Afghanistan. But said he would "not refute" that Moscow's involvement includes giving weapons to the Taliban.

在一個(gè)新聞發(fā)布會(huì)上，站在國(guó)防部長(zhǎng)馬蒂斯旁邊的駐阿美軍上將尼科爾森沒有就俄羅斯在阿富汗所扮演的角色作詳細(xì)說明。但是他說“不會(huì)否認(rèn)”莫斯科介入阿富汗，包括向塔利班提供武器。

Earlier Monday, a senior U.S. military official told reporters in Kabul that Russia was giving machine guns and other medium-weight weapons. The Taliban are using the weapons in the southern provinces of Helmand, Kandahar and Uruzgan, according to the official, who briefed journalists on intelligence information on condition of anonymity.

周一早些時(shí)，一名高級(jí)美國(guó)軍官在喀布爾對(duì)記者說俄羅斯提供了機(jī)關(guān)槍和其他中等重量的武器。這位匿名官員稱，塔利班在南部的赫爾曼德省，坎大哈省以及烏魯茲甘省使用這些武器。