美國阿富汗領導人會談,爭取改善雙邊關係

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani meets U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House on Tuesday, amid questions about the future U.S. military presence in the war-torn country.

President Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, who head a power-sharing government, met top U.S. officials on Tuesday including Secretary of State John Kerry, who praised the talks as "productive."

The discussions are aimed at improving bilateral relations that have been strained by nearly 14 years of war and America's often testy relations with former Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

During the Monday talks, the leaders addressed Mr. Ghani's concerns regarding security, ahead of the spring months that have traditionally seen more frequent than usual Taliban attacks.

To help shore up stability, the United States announced it would ask Congress for funding to allow the Afghan National Security Force to maintain the 352,000 troop level through at least fiscal year 2017.

Both sides also agreed to require the Afghan government to complete specific reforms and meet other milestones in order to receive up to $800 million in economic aid. U.S. officials said the Afghans suggested the incentive-based funding idea.阿富汗總統加尼星期二將在白宮會見美國總統奧巴馬。在飽受戰火蹂躪的阿富汗，人們對美國未來的軍事存在仍提出各種問題。

加尼總統和首席執行官阿卜杜拉•阿卜杜拉星期一會見了包括克里國務卿在內的美國高級官員，克里稱讚會談“富有成果”。加尼和阿卜杜拉共同領導一個權力分享政府。

會談的目的是改善雙邊關係。美阿兩國由於近14年的戰爭而陷入緊張狀態，而且美國與阿富汗前總統卡爾扎伊經常意見不一。

在星期一的會談中，兩國領導人談到了加尼總統所關心的安全問題。塔利班通常在春季更頻繁地發動襲擊。

美國宣佈，爲了幫助加強阿富汗的穩定局面，將要求國會撥款，以使阿富汗國家安全部隊至少在2017年之前維持35萬2千人的編制。

雙方還同意，阿富汗政府必須完成特定的改革並滿足其他重要事項，以獲得8億美元經濟援助。美國官員說，是阿富汗方面提出以刺激爲基礎的經援方式。