阿富汗議會准許國際部隊年底後繼續駐紮

Afghanistan's lower house of parliament has approved agreements with the United States and NATO allowing international forces to remain in the country past the end of this year, amid a renewed offensive by Taliban militants.

Sunday's approval came after U.S. officials said President Barack Obama had issued new guidelines expanding the U.S. military's ability to respond to militants.

Speaking under condition of anonymity, officials told news outlets the decision allows U.S. troops to go after Taliban fighters if they pose a threat to U.S. and coalition forces. The order reportedly also applies if the militants provide direct support to al-Qaida.

The new authorization for 2015 also means the U.S. can offer air support to Afghan troops when needed.

President Obama had previously said U.S. missions in Afghanistan next year would be limited to training Afghan forces and counter-terrorism operations against al-Qaida.阿富汗議會下院星期天在塔利班激進分子不斷髮動進攻之際批准與美國和北約的協議，允許國際部隊今年年底以後繼續駐紮在阿富汗境內。

在此之前，美國官員說，奧巴馬總統發佈了有關擴大美軍對激進分子反應能力的新準則。這位不願透露姓名的官員說，新準則准許美軍在激進分子對美國和聯軍部隊構成威脅時予以打擊。

這也適用於向基地組織提供支持的激進分子。 2015年開始實施的新授權還意味着美國可以向阿富汗軍隊提供必要的空中支持。

奧巴馬總統曾表示，美國明年在阿富汗的任務只限於訓練阿富汗軍隊和對基地組織展開反恐怖行動。