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2 US Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
The U.S. military says two American service members have died following an insurgent1 attack in eastern Afghanistan.
The military says the attack took place on Saturday but provided no other information about the incident.
Earlier this month, a suicide bomber2 attacked a joint3 Afghan-NATO patrol in the region, killing4 at least 14 people. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
On Friday, U.S. Defense5 Secretary Leon Panetta said Afghanistan's president needed to show the international coalition6 troops who are fighting and dying in his country some gratitude7 instead of criticizing them.
Panetta was responding to Afghan President Hamid Karzai's remarks a day earlier, in which he said the U.S. was failing to go after Pakistan-based militants8 and was instead concentrating on the insurgents9 in Afghanistan.
Panetta said, "I think it would be helpful if the president every once and awhile expressed his thanks for the sacrifices that have been made by those who have fought and died for Afghanistan, rather than criticizing them."
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1 insurgent | |
adj.叛乱的,起事的;n.叛乱分子 | |
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2 bomber | |
n.轰炸机,投弹手,投掷炸弹者 | |
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adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合 | |
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4 killing | |
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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5 defense | |
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩 | |
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6 coalition | |
n.结合体,同盟,结合,联合 | |
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7 gratitude | |
adj.感激,感谢 | |
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8 militants | |
激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 ) | |
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9 insurgents | |
n.起义,暴动,造反( insurgent的名词复数 ) | |
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10 escalated | |
v.(使)逐步升级( escalate的过去式和过去分词 );(使)逐步扩大;(使)更高;(使)更大 | |
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