The announcement of the pull-out of German troops, whose presence there was second only to the US forces, came as the US aims to complete its own withdrawal by September 11th. “A historic chapter comes to an end, an intensive deployment that challenged and shaped the Bundeswehr, in which the Bundeswehr proved itself in combat,” she added. Heute Abend haben die letzten Soldatinnen & Soldaten der #Bundeswehr #Afghanistan sicher verlassen. According to the army, 59 German soldiers have been killed since 2001 in the course of their service in Afghanistan. Britain, Italy and Turkey also have a significant military presence there, the five countries between supplying 6,000 members of the mission, called Resolute Support.

Source: The Local June 30, 2021 07:41 UTC