The Bundestag has voted to increase the number of troops that Germany can send to Afghanistan by 1,000 to a total of 4,500.
The measure passed easily, with 442 parliamentarians voting in favour and just 92 voting against. It also extends the German mandate by 14 months, to take it beyond next year's federal elections. Germany currently has around 3,500 Bundeswehr soldiers serving in northern Afghanistan as part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force. Chancellor Angela Merkel's Kuranyi Leaves Stands, Gets the Boot From Loew ...
NATO-led ISAF soldiers killed in Afganistan ...
German parliamentarians embark on budget debate ...
Prosecutors Investigate Soldiers After Afghan Civilians Killed ...
Report: German Soldier Killed in Afghanistan ...
Pentagon reopens bidding for key tanker contract ... cabinet had approved the extension at a meeting earlier in the week.
(Deutsche Welle)
more info >>
<< Back