It says that progress has been made in Afghanistan, though the gains are fragile and reversible.

报告称，阿富汗的情况取得了一定的进展，但是进展非常脆弱，非常容易逆转。

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Progress, as General David Petraeus, the American commander on the ground, is wont to say, is "fragile and reversible".

美驻伊负责人大卫将军习惯性地称进展是“脆弱而可逆转的”。

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As General Petraeus himself admits, and our briefing this week argues, the change is fragile, and reversible (see article).

虽然彼德雷乌斯将军承认，我们本周的简报也同样认为，这种改变是脆弱并且可逆的。

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"This is why we say the progress continues to be fragile and reversible and it is why we say it requires continued vigilance and continued effort, " he said.

CNN: Petraeus: Afghanistan could be harder than Iraq

While our progress in Afghanistan, as both the President and Secretary Clinton have said, is fragile and reversible, I believe that we will be able to achieve the key goals laid out by the President last year and further embraced by other NATO heads of state in Lisbon.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing on Afghanistan-Pakistan Annual Review

As General Petraeus himself admits, and our briefing this week argues, the change is fragile, and reversible (see article).

ECONOMIST: Iraq