美防长将主持会议讨论打击伊斯兰国问题

New U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will hold talks on Monday in Kuwait with top U.S. commanders and diplomats on U.S. efforts to fight the Islamic State group.

Carter flew to Kuwait City from Afghanistan to chair the meeting at the U.S. Army base of Camp Arifjan. In addition to military officers, U.S. ambassadors from Jordan and elsewhere in the Middle East will participate in the talks.

Officials say the meeting is not expected to produce a new strategy to fight the Islamic State, but to allow Carter to better understand the range of efforts being pursued to defeat the militant group.

On Sunday, Carter visited southern Afghanistan to review plans to withdraw U.S. troops from the country within two years. He met with U.S. soldiers at the American base in Kandahar and received briefings on the status of coalition efforts to train, advise and assist Afghan forces.

卡特从阿富汗乘飞机前往科威特城，在美国陆军阿瑞坎军营主持会议。除美国军方官员外，美国驻约旦以及中东其他国家的大使也将参与讨论。

有关官员说，预计此次会议不会制定打击伊斯兰国的新战略，但卡特可以通过这次会议更好地了解目前为击败这个激进组织而采取的行动范围。

卡特星期日访问阿富汗南部，审查美国两年内从阿富汗撤军的计划。他在坎大哈的美军基地与美国军人见面，并听取了有关训练、咨询以及援助阿富汗军队的联合行动的介绍。