美国正在加大力度，允许曾跟美国共事过的阿富汗公民作为难民到美国重新定居。
The U.S. State Department announced Monday it was widening a refugee program. The move is expected to offer permanent U.S. refugee status to "many thousands of Afghans and their immediate family members."
美国国务院周一宣布扩大难民计划。预计此举将为“数万名阿富汗人及其直系亲属”提供永久的美国难民身份。
The State Department said "the U.S. objective remains a peaceful, secure Afghanistan." However, it added that the refugee program was being expanded "in light of increased levels of Taliban violence" in the country.
美国国务院声称“美国的目标仍然是一个和平、安全的阿富汗。”然而它还表示，鉴于该国塔利班暴力程度增加，这项难民计划正在扩大。
The expansion aims to help Afghans who might be targeted by Taliban militants because of their work with U.S.-based organizations during the 20-year war in Afghanistan.
此次扩大旨在帮助可能成为塔利班武装分子目标的阿富汗人，因为他们在阿富汗20年战争期间跟美国机构共事。
The announcement came as Taliban violence has increased ahead of a planned withdrawal of U.S. military forces from the country by the end of this month.
宣布这一消息之际，正值美国计划本月底从该国撤军之前塔利班暴力活动有所增加之际。
The State Department said it had created a new "Priority Two" category to accept more Afghan refugees within its U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.
美国国务院表示，它已经建立了一个“优先级二”的新分类，以便在美国难民接纳计划中接收更多阿富汗难民。
The change extends refugee status to current and former employees of U.S.-based aid and development agencies. Other assistance groups receiving U.S. financing are also included. In addition, Afghan citizens working for U.S.-based news organizations are included in the program.
这一变化将难民身份扩展到美国援助和发展机构的现任和前任雇员。其它接受美国资助的援助团体也包括在内。此外，为美国新闻机构工作的阿富汗公民也包括在该计划内。
The expansion will also cover current and former employees of the U.S. government and NATO military operations who do not meet requirements for existing refugee programs.
这次扩大还将涵盖不符合现有难民计划要求的美国政府和北约军事行动的现任和前任雇员。
The new category is meant for Afghans who are not able to get a Special Immigrant Visa, SIV, because they did not work directly for the U.S. government or did not hold their government jobs long enough.
新类别适用于无法获得特殊移民签证的阿富汗人，因为他们没有直接为美国政府工作，或是为美国政府工作的时间不够长。
To qualify, Afghans must be nominated by a U.S. government agency or by the highest U.S. citizen employee of a U.S-based media company or nongovernmental organization.
阿富汗人要想获得资格，必须由美国政府机构，或是美国媒体公司或非政府组织中最高级别的美国员工进行提名。
The first group of approved SIV holders -- most of whom served as translators or did other work for U.S. troops or diplomats -- arrived in the U.S. last Friday. That group of 221 people is among 2,500 who will be brought to the U.S. in the coming days.
第一批获批特殊移民签证的持有人于上周五抵达美国，他们大多数是为美国军队或外交官担任翻译或是其它工作。这221人是未来几天将被带到美国的2500人当中的一部分。
Another 4,000 SIV holders have not yet received full approval. They are expected to be resettled with their families to third countries ahead of the completion of the U.S. withdrawal. About 20,000 Afghans have expressed interest in that program.
另外4000名特殊移民签证的持有人尚未获得完全批准。他们预计将在美国完成撤军之前与家人一起被重新安置到第三国。大约有2万名阿富汗人表示对该计划感兴趣。
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