Still, the mission has faced significant setbacks, with more than two-dozen NATO troops killed this week alone. On Thursday, NATO's force commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, said a key operation in Kandahar would go slower than originally planned.
尽管如此，在当地的行动也遭遇了重大挫折。仅这个星期就有几十名北约军人阵亡。北约部队指挥官麦克里斯特尔将军星期四说，在坎大哈的一次关键行动的进展将比原计划缓慢。
Public and political frustration is also growing after nine years of fighting the Taliban. Still, Rasmussen told a press conference that NATO would likely begin transferring security operations to Afghan forces as planned.
在与塔利班的斗争进行了九年之后，当地民间和政界的失望情绪也在不断增加。不过，拉斯穆森在一次新闻发布会上说，北约可能会按计划开始将安全工作移交给阿富汗部队。
"I still think it is still a realistic goal that the transition process can start by the end of this year. I have continuously stressed that or course it is a condition-based process and not a calendar-driven process," he adds.
拉斯穆森说：“我仍然认为在今年年底前能够开始移交程序是一个现实的目标。我一直不断强调，这个过程当然是要根据情况而定，而不是根据日程表来决定。”
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