German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has stressed that civilian aid remained the focus of German assistance to Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government.
His remarks came a day after Germany announced that the government wanted to increase its military contigent in Afghanistan by 1,000 troops in October. Steinmeier said there had German Minister Wants More Troops in Afghanistan ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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