VOA慢速英语:Islamic State Looking for New Members in Central Asia

recruitment – n. the process of adding new individuals to a group or organization; a campaign to increase membership

abandon(ed) – v. to leave and never return to (something)

reliable – adj. able to be believed; likely to be true or correct

statistics – n. a number that represents a piece of information (such as information about how often something is done or how common something is)

vast – adj. very great in size, amount or extent

ultimately – adv. at the end of a process or period of time

detect – v. to discover or notice the presence of (something that is hidden or hard to see, hear or taste)

respond – v. to do something as a reaction to something that has happened or been done

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