最近数周，阿富汗军队和安全部门在该国各地展开攻势，迄今已在本战季中夺取各主要城市。尽管如此，阿富汗安全部队独自抗击各种恐怖团体将需要多年时间。这就是为什么7月份北约盟国与伙伴在华沙再次承诺，帮助阿富汗增强其安全部队的能力，直至2020年。国际社会可协助在阿富汗政府、塔利班以及其它武装团体之间建立一个和平与和解进程，从而进一步协助结束冲突，促成负责任的逐渐缩编。阿富汗政府努力推动该进程理应得到肯定，美国则继续探索使塔利班加入谈判的各种渠道。我们继续持开放态度，以探索和平谈判启动后促进区域合作的新机会。我们尤其鼓励阿富汗的邻国支持阿富汗政府寻求谈判解决。倡导和平还意味着，区域各国必须努力停止为好战分子和恐怖分子提供安全庇护。
In recent weeks, the Afghan military and security services have conducted offensive operations across the country and thus far have held major cities in this fighting season. It will nonetheless take years for Afghan security forces to counter terrorist groups alone. That is why NATO allies and partners recommitted in Warsaw in July to help Afghanistan develop the capabilities of its security forces through 2020. The international community can further help to end the conflict and enable a responsible drawdown by helping to establish a peace and reconciliation process among the Afghan Government, the Taliban and other armed groups. The Afghan Government deserves credit for working to foster that process, and the United States continues to explore all avenues to bring the Taliban to the table. We remain open to exploring new opportunities to nurture regional cooperation once peace negotiations are under way. And we encourage Afghanistan’s neighbours in particular to support the Afghan Government in its pursuit of a negotiated settlement. Promoting peace also means that all countries in the region must work to end safe havens for militants and terrorists.