US sending heavy tanks to Afghanistan
Sat Nov 20, 2010 4:9AM
Translation by Autumnson Blog
The United States is sending a number of 68-ton M1 Abrams tanks to Afghanistan amid growing fear of deteriorating security in the war-ravaged country.
美國將在派遣一個數的 68噸 M1艾布拉姆斯坦克往阿富汗，正值人們越來越擔心在戰爭蹂躪國家的不斷惡化的安全。
Sixteen of the cutting-edge tanks will be used by the US marines in southwestern Afghanistan, The Washington Post reported on Friday.
16部尖端坦克將在阿富汗西南部被美國海軍陸戰隊使用，華盛頓郵報週五報導。
The tanks are propelled by a jet engine and equipped with a 120mm main gun that can destroy objects more than a mile (1.6 km) away.
坦克是由噴氣引擎推進，和配備一120mm的主砲，那可以摧毀超過一英里（1.6公里）外的物體。
They also allow ground forces to hit targets with a more powerful blow.
This news comes as Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on the US to reduce its presence and military operations in the war-torn country.
"The time has come to reduce military operations…The time has come to reduce the presence of, you know, boots in Afghanistan . . . to reduce the intrusiveness into the daily Afghan life," Karzai said in an interview with the Washington Post on November 13.
There are currently more than 150,000 US-led foreign forces stationed in Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, around 650 foreign troops have lost their lives in Afghanistan so far, making 2010 the deadliest year for the US-led forces since the start of the war in 2001.
The increasing number of troop casualties in Afghanistan has sparked widespread anger in the US and other NATO member states, undermining public support for the continuation of the Afghan war.
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