阿富汗报纸称塔利班头目死亡

 　　阿富汗报纸称塔利班头目死亡

　　KABUL, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Afghan newspapers on Sunday gave wide coverage¹ of the death of Hakimullah Mehsud, leader of Tehrik-e- Taliban Pakistan (Pakistan Taliban movement) who was killed in a U. S. drone attack in Pakistan's tribal² area of North Waziristan on Friday.

　　"The pursuing, precise targeting and killing³ Hakimullah Mehsud by the U.S. military indicates U.S. intelligence credibility and ability to target and eliminate any Taliban leader hiding in the region," the newspaper Hasht-e-Subh writes in an article.

　　Elimination⁴ of Hakimullah Mehsud, according to the paper, is a major setback⁵ to the Taliban militants⁶ operating on either side of the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

　　However, it cautioned in its editorial that "the elimination of Hakimullah Mehsud would negatively affect the efforts by Islamabad for talks with the Pakistan Taliban Movement and the Pakistan Taliban would step up to avenge⁷."

　　Another local newspaper the Daily Afghanistan also focused on the murder of Pakistani Taliban chief and quoted an official as terming it a big defeat to the armed outfit⁸.

　　"Since Hakimullah Mehsud had close relations with Haqqani network, the military wing of Taliban in the south and southeastern region of Afghanistan, his death would undermine the activities of Haqqani network," quoting Afghan defense⁹ ministry¹⁰ official General Dawlat Waziri, the paper said.

　　Taliban militants fighting in Afghanistan, according to the English newspaper the Daily Outlook, have condemned¹¹ the U.S. drone strike that killed Mehsud and expressed sympathy with his family and friends and Pakistani Taliban.

　　Meanwhile, it added the Afghan government-backed peace body the High Peace Council (HPC), which has been authorized¹² to contact Taliban militants for peace in Afghanistan, expressed hope that Mehsud's death won't affect peace parleys¹³.

　　Citing HPC spokesman Shahzada Shahid, the paper said "the death of Hakimullah Mehsud should not affect the peace process with Afghan Taliban."

1 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

2 tribal   

adj.部族的，种族的

参考例句：

• He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
• The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。

3 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 elimination   

n.排除，消除，消灭

参考例句：

• Their elimination from the competition was a great surprise.他们在比赛中遭到淘汰是个很大的意外。
• I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semi-finals.我在400米半决赛中被淘汰。

5 setback   

n.退步，挫折，挫败

参考例句：

• Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
• She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。

6 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

7 avenge   

v.为...复仇，为...报仇

参考例句：

• He swore to avenge himself on the mafia.他发誓说要向黑手党报仇。
• He will avenge the people on their oppressor.他将为人民向压迫者报仇。

8 outfit   

n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装

参考例句：

• Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
• His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。

9 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

10 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

11 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

12 authorized   

a.委任的，许可的

参考例句：

• An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。

13 parleys   

n.和谈，谈判( parley的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The next two days were spent in fruitless parleys. 其后两日是消磨于毫无结果的谈判中。 来自辞典例句