The assessment team, including LaBonte and bin Zeid, had by now been at Khost for nearly two weeks, but Balawi kept delaying the meeting, citing one excuse after another.

包括LaBonte和宾·查德在内的评估组到现在为止已经在霍斯特停留了将近两周，但巴拉维始终用各种借口来拖延会面。

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At 5 a.m. on Dec. 6, bin Zeid and his wife, Fida Dawani, arrived at the LaBontes' apartment, and the two couples sat with coffee on the balcony until it was time for the men to leave for the airport.

在12月6日早上5点，宾·查德和妻子Fida Dawani来到了LaBontes的公寓。两对夫妻坐在阳台上喝咖啡，直到男人们出发去机场。

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Belmoktar's death has not yet been confirmed by French authorities, who identified Zeid's remains by DNA testing.

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