美防長將主持會議討論打擊伊斯蘭國問題
New U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will hold talks on Monday in Kuwait with top U.S. commanders and diplomats on U.S. efforts to fight the Islamic State group.
美國新任國防部長卡特星期一將在科威特會見美軍高層指揮官和外交官，討論美國打擊伊斯蘭國的行動。Carter flew to Kuwait City from Afghanistan to chair the meeting at the U.S. Army base of Camp Arifjan. In addition to military officers, U.S. ambassadors from Jordan and elsewhere in the Middle East will participate in the talks.
卡特從阿富汗乘飛機前往科威特城，在美國陸軍阿瑞坎軍營主持會議。除美國軍方官員外，美國駐約旦以及中東其他國家的大使也將參與討論。
Officials say the meeting is not expected to produce a new strategy to fight the Islamic State, but to allow Carter to better understand the range of efforts being pursued to defeat the militant group.
有關官員說，預計此次會議不會制定打擊伊斯蘭國的新戰略，但卡特可以通過這次會議更好地瞭解目前爲擊敗這個激進組織而採取的行動範圍。
On Sunday, Carter visited southern Afghanistan to review plans to withdraw U.S. troops from the country within two years. He met with U.S. soldiers at the American base in Kandahar and received briefings on the status of coalition efforts to train, advise and assist Afghan forces.
卡特星期日訪問阿富汗南部，審查美國兩年內從阿富汗撤軍的計劃。他在坎大哈的美軍基地與美國軍人見面，並聽取了有關訓練、諮詢以及援助阿富汗軍隊的聯合行動的介紹。
