Germany OKs extending Afghan mission
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The German Cabinet on Wednesday approved a one-year extension to the country's increasingly unpopular role in the NATO mission in Afghanistan, a decision that must now be passed by parliament.
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Government officials urged parliament Thursday to keep Germany's 3,000 troops and six reconnaissance jets in Afghanistan for another year, saying a pullout now would endanger progress made since the overthrow of the Taliban in 2001.
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Leaders of member countries pose for group photo at NATO summit in Riga, 29 Nov 2006 NATO is pledging to continue its mission in Afghanistan, despite the presence of resurgent Taleban and al-Qaida forces and a ...Comment
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MUNICH, Germany  - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has no plans to boost the number of German troops in Afghanistan or shift them to other parts of the country despite mounting U.S. pressure, a government spokesman said on Saturday.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai left for Germany Sunday to receive an award, his office said, just six days before his war-plagued nation will hold its first-ever direct presidential election.    The one-day trip had been previously announced, but the timing couldn't help but raise eyebrows as thousands of Afghan and international workers feverishly struggle to prepare for the Oct...
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NATO pledged on Wednesday to stay in Afghanistan for the long haul to restore peace and stability there, after a summit where nations offered some concessions to improve the mobility of troops battling Taliban insurgents.
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Germany's cabinet approves plans to deploy warships as part of a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon.
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NATO pressed its allies at a summit Tuesday to deploy more troops to Afghanistan's volatile south, but Germany resisted any permanently expanded presence and Canada complained of bearing the brunt of an ...Comment
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Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed on Wednesday to keep German peacekeepers in northern Afghanistan and resist attempts to transfer them to the more violent south.
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Germany backs Afghan reports that one of two Germans held by the Taleban died of natural causes and was not shot.
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NATO allies agreed Wednesday to expand the alliance's training mission for Iraqi armed forces after allaying French concerns which had delayed the plans for a week.
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France and Germany spoke out Wednesday against a U.S. proposal to put NATO in charge of the military and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, but U.S. and other officials said the alliance would go ahead and develop options for merging the missions.
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UNITED NATIONS  - The UN Security Council voted unanimously Friday to extend the authorization for the NATO-led security force in Afghanistan through October 2005.
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BERLIN -- Differences have developed in Chancellor Angela Merkel's governing coalition over German troops in Afghanistan, with her Social Democratic partners joining opposition parties in demanding an end to German participation in the US counterinsurgency mission there.
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BERLIN - The general commanding the European Union's police training mission in Afghanistan is returning to Germany three months after his appointment because of wrangling with the European Union, NATO, and officials inside the Afghan Interior Ministry, senior Western diplomats in Kabul said yesterday.
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German Chancellor SchrÃ¶der will travel to Afghanistan next week despite a rocket attack near the German embassy in Kabul. The attack came a day before the country&#39;s first free presidential elections.
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The German cabinet agreed to send Tornado jets to Afghanistan ahead of a NATO meeting at which the United States will press its allies to commit more troops to battle the Taliban.