BBC news. Hello, I am Jerry Smit.The Pentagon has described the Taliban seizure of the northern Afghan city of Konduz on Monday as a setback, but says it's confident that the Afghan military can retake it. The US defense spokesman Peter Cook said a counter offensive was under way. "________________" He said American forces had carried out an air strike on the outskirts of Konduz, but a BBC correspondent says the Taliban are in residential areas of the city center which the Afghan government is unwilling to bomb for fears of causing civilian casualties. 您好,这里是BBC新闻,我是杰里.斯密特.美国国防部认为阿富汗北部城市昆都周一被塔利班攻占是一次挫折,但是他们仍然满怀信心,相信阿富汗军方能够夺回失地.美国国防部发言人皮特.库克称反击已经就绪,"_______________________" 他表示美国军方已经对昆都郊区发起空袭,一名BBC记者则称塔利班驻扎在市中心的居民区.由于担心造成平民伤亡,阿富汗政府还不愿投弹.
