国际组织动向—联合国安理会遗责极端分子破坏阿富汗竞选

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UN Security Council Condemns¹ Extremists Bid to Disrupt Afghan Elections

联合国安理会遗责极端分子破坏阿富汗竞选

The U.N. Security Council has expressed grave concern about violence in Afghanistan ahead of next month's elections. The Council noted² a sharp increase in attacks linked to al-Qaeda and the Taleban.

The 15-member Security Council issued a statement condemning³ the surge of violence aimed at disrupting the September 18 legislative⁴ elections.

The Council president, Japanese ambassador Kenzo Oshima said the main threat is no longer from militias⁶ operated by Afghan warlords, most of whom have turned in their weapons. That threat, he says, has been overshadowed by the re-emergence of extremist groups using ambushes⁸ and makeshift bombs to spread terror.

Kenzo Oshima: There is less problems by warlords, more than 60,000 former combatants have been disarmed⁹ and reintegrated into society, so that has lessened¹⁰ threats used to be posed by them, There is increasing violence and terror attacks coming from the Taleban, al-Qaeda and other extremist elements, and this is a matter of serious concern.

In a briefing to the Council, top U.N. envoy¹¹ to Afghanistan Jean Arnault said deteriorating¹² security conditions are making it difficult to provide what he called "a level playing field" for the elections. One new development he noted is a surge of attacks on community leaders, including the killing¹³ of at least eight Muslim clerics. But he expressed confidence that, despite the violence, the elections would fulfill¹⁴ the steps to democracy laid out in a 2001 agreement reached in Bonn, Germany.

Jean Arnault: These developments on the security front are a reminder¹⁵ of the hurdles¹⁶ that Afghans face in rebuilding their country, Nevertheless, we are confident that by the end of this year a representative new national assembly will be established, and that with it, the Bonn process will be successfully completed.

Washington's U.N. ambassador John Bolton issued a brief written statement welcoming the elections. The statement said the United States would continue to work with Afghanistan's and it’s neighbors to strengthen its borders and reinforce regional security initiatives.

A U.S.-led coalition¹⁷ force of 23,000 troops is currently in Afghanistan to help with security, along with a separate NATO-led force, which has been boosted to a strength of more than 10,000 for the elections.

Peter Heinlein, VOA news, the United Nations.

注释：

grave [^reiv] adj. 严重的；重大的

militia⁵ [mi5liFE] n. 民兵

ambush⁷ [5AmbuF] n. 埋伏，伏兵

makeshift [5meikFift] adj. 凑合的

reminder [ri5maindE] n. 暗示