"[the] quandary lies in Afghanistan and, therefore, the solution has to be found in Afghanistan itself," said Syed Athar Ali.

他说：“困惑的窘境存在于阿富汗，因此解决问题的方法只能在阿富汗找到。”

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"The helicopter was circling around for five to six minutes," Athar tells TIME. "It's not commonplace here."

“直升飞机已经盘旋了五六分钟了”，阿萨告诉《时代周刊》的记者“这不同寻常”。

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You think the last couple of days would have been simpler if everybody had decided that it was only one woman stuck in Athar, and rescuing her would risk too many lives?

那你觉得假如所有人都认定她只不过是一个困在athar的女人，牺牲众人去营救她风险太大，最后的那几天就会好过一些？

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Athar Abbas says the government continues to favor talks, but that does not mean it will rule out military action.

VOA: standard.2009.04.27

Army Spokesman Athar Abbas tells VOA that the military will deploy an unspecified number of troops if asked by the government.

VOA: standard.2009.03.14

Army spokesman Major-General Athar Abbas says that commando forces immediately surrounded the compound in an effort to secure the safe release of the hostages.

VOA: standard.2009.10.11

Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told the Associated Press on Tuesday that "no incursion is to be tolerated".

BBC: US commander holds Pakistan talks

Athar Abbas told CNN that the Pakistani military was involved in freeing Rohde.

CNN: New York Times reporter escapes Taliban

"The military feels it's in a much better position to finish the job because it has public support, " General Athar Abbas, a military spokesman, said.

WSJ: A Victory in Pakistan