VOA慢速英语:IS组织在中亚地区招募新成员

Central Asia has increasingly become a source of foreign fighters for militants operating in the Middle East, especially the self-declared Islamic State. The group targets young men in countries with weak economies and undemocratic, repressive governments.

中亚地区日益成为中东武装分子作战外来士兵资源地，特别是对自立为王的“伊斯兰国”来讲。恐怖组织以该地区收入较少，缺乏民主，专制政府国家的年轻人为目标。

The question is what causes people to join Islamist extremists and what can be done to stop them from doing so.

问题是是什么原因导致大批青年加入到了IS极端组织队伍中，我们怎样做才能阻止这一情况的再次发生。

The United Nations estimates that at least 25,000 people from more than 100 countries belong to the Islamic State or other militant groups. Hundreds of people from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan and more than 1,000 men from Kazakhstan have already joined the Islamic State, which some people call ISIS. Those recruitment numbers come from the U.S. Counter terrorism Center.

联合国估计至少有来自1000多个国家的25,000人加入了IS组织或者其他武装组织。数百名来自塔吉克斯坦和吉尔吉斯斯坦，还有1000多人来自哈萨克斯坦加入了IS队伍。这一招募数字来自美国反恐中心。

Congressman Chris Smith is from New Jersey and a member of the Republican Party. He says even government officials in some countries are joining the militants.

国会议员Chris Smith来自新泽西州，是一位共和党议员。他说甚至是有一些国家的政府官员也加入到了武装队伍中。

"Just last week we learned that the chief of Tajikistan's counter-terrorism program -- someone highly-trained by the United States government -- abandoned his post to join ISIS."

就在上周的时候我们了解到接受了美国政府训练的塔吉克斯坦反恐项目主席，离职加入了ISIS。

Experts are blaming the actions of Central Asian governments for causing people to join the Islamists. The experts note widespread corruption in the area. They also say laws are not fairly enforced, and human rights are violated. The experts say a lack of jobs adds to public dissatisfaction in many parts of Central Asia. Extremists use these issues to win followers to their cause.

专家们指责中亚国家措施不当导致人们加入IS组织的失误。专家指出该地区存在严重的腐败现象。他们还说该地区的法律没有公正执行，存在侵犯人权现象。专家称再加上失业严重导致了中亚大部分群众的不满情绪。极端分子利用这些有利条件轻松获得了追随者。

Some militant groups can be skillful in their use of social media. The United States is working with foreign governments to prevent the broadcast of terrorist messages through social media and the cross-border movement of fighters.

一些武装队伍还可以熟练使用社会媒体。美国正在与外国政府共同合作阻止恐怖信息通过社交网络传播，阻止武装分子跨境传播信息。

But experts say there is no easy way to stop terrorists from urging people to join. They say one part of the solution is to work to improve economies so that young people can find jobs in their home country. They say it is easier for militant groups to recruit new members in migrant communities.

但是专家称没有简单的方法来阻止恐怖分子说服人们加入武装队伍。他们说其中需要做的是改善经济，这样年轻人可以在国内找到工作维持生计。他们说武装分子可以轻而易举的在移民社区招募到追随者。

Daniel Rosenblum is the Deputy US Assistant Secretary of State for Central Asia. He says the terrorist groups try to recruit possible new members wherever they are.

Daniel Rosenblum是美国中亚地区的助理国务卿。他说恐怖组织试图在任何地方可以招募到士兵的地方招募新成员。

"While there are no reliable statistics, research suggests that the vast majority of Central Asian fighters in Syria and Iraq are recruited while outside their own countries -- mostly while in Russia, where millions of them live as migrant workers."

尽管没有可靠的数字支持，但是研究表明叙利亚和伊拉克大量中亚士兵都不是在本国内部招募的，大部分来自俄罗斯，数百万移民在那里工作。

Frank Cilluffo is an associate vice president at The George Washington University in Washington. He also serves as the director of the university's Center for Cyber and Homeland Security. He says the United States can help other countries fight terrorist recruiting efforts, but long-term solutions must come from the countries themselves.

Frank Cilluffo是华盛顿乔治大学的助理副总裁。他还是学校网络和国土安全中心的主任。他说美国可以帮助他国共同打击恐怖主义招募工作，但是长期的解决办法必须是要靠他们自己。

"They are the ones closest to the action. They are the ones who know their communities, and they are the ones who are ultimately going to either detect and/or prevent, or respond to an incident."

他们是最能接近行动组织，他们是最了解社区的组织，是最终要进行检测，或者防止，或者采取回应措施的组织。

Experts say governments in Central Asia and other areas must improve their human rights records. They say the governments also need to reach out to minorities and get them involved in problem-solving.

专家称中亚地区政府和其他地区必须改善人权纪录。他们说政府还需要解放少数民族让他们参与到解决问题的行动中来。

I'm Christopher Jones-Cruise.

VOA's Zlatica Hoke reported this story from Washington. Christopher Jones-Cruise adapted it into Learning English. George Grow was the editor.

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Words in This Story

source – n. a place or thing that provides what is wanted or needed

recruitment – n. the process of adding new individuals to a group or organization; a campaign to increase membership

abandon(ed) – v. to leave and never return to (something)

reliable – adj. able to be believed; likely to be true or correct

statistics – n. a number that represents a piece of information (such as information about how often something is done or how common something is)

vast – adj. very great in size, amount or extent

ultimately – adv. at the end of a process or period of time

detect – v. to discover or notice the presence of (something that is hidden or hard to see, hear or taste)

respond – v. to do something as a reaction to something that has happened or been done