The most serious problem today is that the country’s ethnic tensions and recriminations threaten to undermine the cohesion of the fledgling, multiethnic Afghan Army. Indeed, the splits today resemble those that occurred when Soviet forces withdrew from Afghanistan in 1989, an exit that led to civil war and the Taliban’s eventual capture of the capital, Kabul.
今天最严重的问题是紧张的种族关系和相互指责可能破坏新生多民族阿富汗军队的凝聚力。事实上，今天的分裂像极了1989年苏军撤离阿富汗时的状况，那次撤军直接导致内战和塔利班最终攻克首都喀布尔。