Despite considerable effort by the international community in Afghanistan since 2001 to eliminate the Taliban and al Qaeda, the insurgency in the south of the country has gathered momentum at breakneck speed in recent months.

尽 管国际社会自2001年以来在铲除塔利班和“基地组织”方面付出了巨大的努力，但近几个月来，该国南部叛乱的形势还是以非常危险的速度发展着。

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http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.12.2010

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.12.2010