美國考慮年後的阿富汗駐軍計劃

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the Pentagon and the White House are discussing what presence the U.S. military will have in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of combat troops in 2014.

美國國防部長帕內塔說，五角大樓和白宮正在商討2014年從阿富汗撤出戰鬥部隊後美國在阿富汗的軍事存在問題。

Panetta told reporters Monday aboard a military aircraft traveling to Australia that the head of the U.S.-led NATO coalition in Afghanistan, General John Allen, has presented plans to support counter-terrorism and training for Afghan forces.

星期一，帕內塔在乘坐軍用飛機前往澳大利亞途中對記者說，駐阿富汗北約聯軍司令艾倫將軍提交了有關支持反恐和訓練阿富汗軍隊的計劃。

The United States and Afghanistan signed a strategic partnership agreement in May outlining the future relationship between the two countries. It does not specify any specific troop presence, but pledges American aid for Afghanistan for at least a decade after international combat troops leave the country.

美國和阿富汗今年5月簽署一項戰略夥伴關係協議，概要說明了兩國未來的關係。這項協議沒有具體規定美國駐軍人數，但保證美國在國際戰鬥部隊撤離阿富汗的至少10年內爲阿富汗提供援助。