美在阿富汗将军暗示俄罗斯武装塔利班

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United States must confront Russia for providing weapons to the Taliban for use against American-backed forces in Afghanistan, top U.S. military officials said Monday.

阿富汗喀布尔(美联社)——美国高级军官周一称，美国必须就俄罗斯向塔利班提供武器对抗美国支持的阿富汗部队这一事作出回应。

At a news conference with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at his side, Gen. John Nicholson, the American commander in Afghanistan, wouldn't provide specifics about Russia's role in Afghanistan. But said he would "not refute" that Moscow's involvement includes giving weapons to the Taliban.

在一个新闻发布会上，站在国防部长马蒂斯旁边的驻阿美军上将尼科尔森没有就俄罗斯在阿富汗所扮演的角色作详细说明。但是他说“不会否认”莫斯科介入阿富汗，包括向塔利班提供武器。

Earlier Monday, a senior U.S. military official told reporters in Kabul that Russia was giving machine guns and other medium-weight weapons. The Taliban are using the weapons in the southern provinces of Helmand, Kandahar and Uruzgan, according to the official, who briefed journalists on intelligence information on condition of anonymity.

周一早些时，一名高级美国军官在喀布尔对记者说俄罗斯提供了机关枪和其他中等重量的武器。这位匿名官员称，塔利班在南部的赫尔曼德省，坎大哈省以及乌鲁兹甘省使用这些武器。