In this task, given a sentence in the Chinese language, your task is to convert it into the English language.

[EX Q]: 澳大利总理约翰·霍华德宣布，在未来2个月内，将派遣150名特别空勤团人员去阿富汗执行勤务，明年年初将继续派遣200名士兵。
[EX A]: Australian Prime Minister John Howard has announced that 150 SAS personnel will be serving in Afghanistan within two months, and a further 200 troops will follow them by early next year.

[EX Q]: 昆士兰总理彼得·比蒂表示，领导层的更迭“将预示着该党进入一个新的稳定时期”。
[EX A]: Premier of Queensland Peter Beattie has said that the leadership change "will herald in a new period of stability for the party."

[EX Q]: 白宫发言人达娜·佩里诺证实了2005年的文件的存在，但没有说像拍头和水刑这样的技术是否构成美国法律规定的“酷刑”。
[EX A]:
White House spokeswoman Dana Perino confirmed the existence of the 2005 document but did not say whether techniques such as head slapping and waterboarding constitute "torture" under U.S. law.