括欧洲在内的远方国家日益构成挑战。在这方面，请允许我说，我们对阿富汗平民的高伤亡数字深感痛心，根据联合国最近的报告，这一数字达到了创纪录的水平。改善安全局势依然是阿富汗稳定和发展最重要的因素。因此，我们欢迎北约华沙峰会7月就支持阿富汗国家防务和安全部队所做的承诺。
In this context, allow me to say that we deeply deplore the high number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan, which, according to the latest United Nations report, are at record levels. Improving security remains the single most important factor for stability and development in Afghanistan. Therefore, we welcome the commitments made at the NATO Warsaw Summit in July in support of the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces.