Tag: Afghanistan mission
Study Commission on the Afghanistan Mission: Mission without a plan?
As of: February 16, 2024 2:03 p.m What went wrong with the German mission in Afghanistan? The Bundestag Study Commission wants to provide answers to this question in a report…
Bundeswehr: At the end of an era
First Afghanistan, then Mali: the major foreign missions are now history. What can be learned from their failure. source site
How much can you still rely on Germany? – Politics
Afghanistan, Mali, two percent target – a lot of work awaits the new government. What to expect from Germany in terms of foreign policy and what legacies of the previous…
Operation Disaster – a great book about the operation in Afghanistan. – Culture
There are dozens of books on the fiasco in Afghanistan. But none with this wealth of information and such depth of field. We are talking about the “Afghanistan Papers”, the…
Big tattoo on the Afghanistan mission: a symbol of alienation – opinion
On this Wednesday, politics symbolically honors the approximately 93,000 German soldiers who have been deployed in Afghanistan since the beginning of 2002. 59 of them have perished in these twenty…
Afghanistan: Merkel honors soldiers for dangerous operations – politics
The soldiers are now standing at attention on the roll call square in the barracks. Then comes the order: “To report to the Chancellor: The eyes – left!” It’s Wednesday,…
Afghanistan: USA admits killing of civilians in drone attack – politics
The US military called a US air strike in the Afghan capital Kabul at the end of August a “tragic mistake”. “I am now convinced that up to ten civilians,…
Afghanistan: Musicians facing an uncertain future – culture
Again and again the conversation is interrupted by the ringing of a phone. “When it comes to music, people turn to me,” explains Ahmad Sarmast. The director of the Afghanistan…
“Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror” on Netflix – Media
Forest green. The Afghan general liked this color best when the Americans offered to provide camouflage uniforms to the Afghan military. However, less than four percent of the country is…
How Berlin tries to get tens of thousands of Afghans out of the country – politics
The Federal Government is working to ensure that former local members of the Bundeswehr, German ministries and organizations and Afghans who are particularly vulnerable are allowed to leave and come…