标准VOA美音听力 2021年3月合辑（文本+翻译）：20210326.docVIP

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美杀害阿富汗17平民士兵为自己申辩，阿方态度坚决要求严惩。

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Kandahar

Bales

Afghan

Quran

Islamic

HamidKarzai

StateofKansas

Thecasestemsfromthekillingof17villagersinKandaharprovinceonMarch11th,nearaU.S.militaryoutpostwhereBaleswasstationed.

AfghanwitnessessayBalesstabbedandshotthevillagers,andsetsomeofthemonfire.Anumberofchildrenwereamongthevictims.

Balesattorneyspoketoreportersthisweekaftermeetingwithhisclientforseveralhours.

Hehassomememoriesofwhathappenedthateveningbeforetheallegedincidentandthenhehassomememoriesafterthatallegedincident,buthehasnomemoriesofwhathappenedinbetween.

LikemanyotherU.S.servicemembersinthisdecadeofwar,Baleshadmultipledeployments.Hewasonhisfourthcombattourandsufferedabraininjuryinanearlierdeployment.Thathasfueledquestionsaboutcombatstress,frequentdeploymentsandheadinjuries.

NoneofthosequestionsorpossibilitiesarequellingtheangerofsomeAfghanswhowerealreadyupsetbyanotherrecentincident--theinadvertentdestructionoftheQuranbyU.S.servicemembers.

TheMarch11thmassacrehassparkedcallsforrevengeandharshjustice.

WedemandfromthecourtintheUnitedStatestogivethedeathpenaltytotheU.Ssoldierwhomassacredthecivilians,becausehedeserveshanging,becausehecommittedthebiggestcrime.WewantapunishmentbasedonIslamicsharialaw.

ThecasehasraisedtensionsbetweentheU.S.andAfghangovernments.

AfghanPresidentHamidKarzaihasdemandedthatU.S.troops--scheduledtobeinhiscountryfortwomoreyears--stayoutofAfghanvillages.

Fornow,BalesisatthismilitaryprisonintheU.S.StateofKansas,awaitingwordonhisfate.

这个大事是这样发生的，驻扎在美军前哨地点四周的士兵贝尔斯于3月11日杀死了坎大哈省17名平民。

阿富汗目击者说贝尔斯戳击并枪杀了村民，并焚烧了部分死者的尸体。受害者中还包括了多名儿童。

这周贝尔斯的律师同他进行数小时会面之后，他向记者做出了回应。

“那晚他在这起嫌疑事故发生之前有些许记忆，之后也有些许记忆，但是这其中发生了什么他全都不记得了。”

正如很多其他参与这场十年之