A lack of government enforcement against corruption is blamed for helping the Taliban gain supporters. 人们把塔利班有支持者归罪为无政府来约束腐败。
The United States has approved close to forty billion dollars in aid for Afghanistan over the past eight years of war. 美国在过去的八年战争中已经批准接近 400 亿美元的对阿富汗的援助。
President Obama is preparing to announce his new war plan on Tuesday. 奥巴马总统正在准备将于本周二宣布的新的战争计划。
The plan is expected to include thousands of additional American troops. 该计划有望包括增加数千美国士兵。
Afghan President Hamid Karzai began a second term last week after an election in which widespread cheating was found. 在一场作弊广泛的大选之后,阿富汗总统 Hamid Karzai 于上周开始了他的第二个总统任期。