Afghanistan

名词 afghanistan:

1. a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south
   同义词：Islamic State of Afghanistan

1. An Iranian language that is the principal vernacular language of Afghanistan and parts of western Pakistan.
   普什图语一种伊朗语，是阿富汗和巴基斯坦西部的部分地区的主要方言
2. Afghanistan proved the tougher nut to crack. Mr.Gorbachev proposed to withdraw this troops over a12-month period, which the Americans took as a small concession, but he refused to set a date for the pullout to start, which disappointed the President and his staff.
   阿富汗实为更难克服的困难。戈尔巴乔夫提议用一年时间完成撤军(美国认为是一项小小的让步), 但拒绝订定开始撤离的日期，令总统与他的幕僚感到失望。