標題: Officials: US Airstrike Kills 17 Afghan Policemen in Helmand
(美國空襲在 Helmand 殺死17名阿富汗警察)
新聞來源: VOA
https://tinyurl.com/y3r272yv
A U.S. military airstrike in Afghanistan’s embattled southern Helmand
province has mistakenly killed at least 17 government forces and wounded 14
others.
(美國在阿富汗陷入困境的南部 Helmand 省發動軍事空襲，誤殺了至少17名政府軍，並打
傷了其他14人。)
A local security official requesting anonymity Friday confirmed to VOA the
casualty toll, saying the deadly strike occurred just outside the provincial
capital of Lashkar Gah, where police forces were battling Taliban insurgents.
(一位不願透露姓名的當地安全官員周五向美國之音確認了傷亡人數，稱這起致命襲擊發
生在省首府 Lashkar Gah 外，那裡警察部隊正在與塔利班叛亂分子作戰。)
Attaullah Afghan, head of the provincial council in Helmand, told VOA a
highway police battalion commander was also among those killed in the
friendly fire.
(Helmand 省議會負責人 Attaullah Afghan 告訴美國之音，一名高速公路警察營長也在
友軍之火中喪生。)
Earlier, the Afghan Interior Ministry had said in a statement that the
clashes killed at least eight policemen and injured 11 others, noting an
investigation was underway to determine whether an airstrike or insurgents
inflicted the casualties.
(早些時候，阿富汗內政部在一份聲明中說，衝突造成至少8名警察死亡，11人受傷，並指
出正在進行調查，以確定是否為空襲或叛亂分子造成傷亡。)
The ministry said the U.S.-led Resolute Support military coalition carried
out the air raid at the request of Afghan partners to assist in fighting off
a large-scale Taliban attack in Nahr-e-Saraj district and noted Afghan forces
had also inflicted heavy casualties on the insurgents.
(該部表示，美國領導的 Resolute Support 軍事聯盟應阿富汗合作夥伴的請求進行空襲
，以協助打擊在 Nahr-e-Saraj 地區發生的大規模塔利班襲擊，並指出阿富汗部隊也造成
叛軍的重大傷亡。)
An American military spokesman, Col. Dave Butler, confirmed to VOA that
Afghan forces requested “precision air support” during heavy fighting with
the Taliban.
(美國軍方發言人 Dave Butler 上校向美國之音確認，阿富汗部隊在與塔利班的激烈戰鬥
中要求“精確空中支援”。)
“They reported and confirmed the areas were clear of friendly forces.
Unfortunately, they were not and a tragic accident resulted. Afghan Security
Forces, as well as Taliban fighters, were killed in the strikes,” Butler
said.
(“他們報告並證實這些地區沒有友軍。不幸的是，他們沒有，並造成了悲慘的事故。阿
富汗安全部隊以及塔利班武裝分子在襲中喪生”， Butler說。)
“We're examining the miscommunication to ensure it is not repeated. We
regret this tragic loss of life of our partners and are committed to
improvement every day with every mission,” said the U.S. military spokesman.
(“我們正在檢查此誤傳，以確保不再重複。我們對我們合作夥伴的悲慘生命損失感到遺
憾，並致力於每天完成每項任務”，美國軍方發言人說。)
A Taliban spokesman, Qari Yousaf Ahmadi, in a statement claimed that shortly
after its fighters assaulted the police base west of Lashkar Gha, an American
airstrike struck the installation, killing 35 security forces. Ahmadi said
four senior Afghan police commanders were among the dead.
(塔利班發言人 Qari Yousaf Ahmadi 在一份聲明中聲稱，在其戰鬥人員襲擊Lashkar Gha
以西的警察基地後不久，美國空襲擊中了該處，造成35名安全部隊死亡。Ahmadi說，四名
阿富汗高級警察指揮官是死者之一。
The insurgent group’s battlefield claims are often inflated.
( 叛軍的戰場報告經常被誇大。)
The Taliban controls or influences most of the districts in the largest
Afghan province where American military routinely conducts airstrikes in
support of local forces battling to regain lost territory.
(塔利班控制或影響阿富汗這個最大省份的大部分地區，美國軍方經常進行空襲，以支持
當地部隊爭奪重獲失地。 )
Stepped up insurgent attacks across the country during the past week have
reportedly killed around 90 pro-government forces and dozens of Afghan
civilians. The Taliban has also captured new territory, including Shamulzayi
district in the troubled southern Zabul province.
(據報導，過去一周全國各地的反叛分子襲擊事件已導致大約90名親政府軍和數十名阿富
汗平民喪生。塔利班還佔領了新的領土，包括陷入困境的 Zabul 省南部的 Shamulzayi
地區。)
The United States is holding direct negotiations with the Taliban to bring an
end to the war and to try to encourage the insurgents to engage in an
intra-Afghan peace dialogue. But Washington has so far not reported any
significant progress toward ending years of hostilities in Afghanistan.
(美國正在與塔利班進行直接談判，以結束戰爭，並試圖鼓勵反叛分子參與阿富汗內部的
和平對話。但華盛頓迄今未報告在結束多年阿富汗敵對行動方面取得任何重大進展。)
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