Afghanistan: Germany rejects calls to return troops as Taliban seizes cities
10 August 2021 |
3:39 pm
The Taliban have captured their sixth provincial capital in four days — including a city where German troops were stationed for a decade. Now, some want the Bundeswehr to go back in, but the defense minister says no.
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