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（美聯社）——美國高級軍官週一稱，美國必須就俄羅斯向塔利班提供武器對抗美國支持的阿富汗部隊這一事作出迴應。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.
在一個新聞發佈會上，站在國防部長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說明。但是他說“不會否認”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.
週一早些時，一名高級美國軍官在喀布爾對記者說俄羅斯提供了機關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。
