Bundeswehr: Jetzt zweifelt sogar die FDP am Afghanistan-Einsatz
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Linke und AfD lehnen ihn ohnehin ab, die Grünen stimmten zuletzt mehrheitlich gegen den Einsatz der Bundeswehr in Afghanistan. Nun debattiert auch die FDP eine Kurskorrektur.

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Bundeswehrmission: FDP wird Afghanistan-Einsatz wohl doch zustimmen
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Stets hatte die FDP die Bundeswehrmission in Afghanistan mitgetragen. Doch die Zweifel wachsen auch bei den Liberalen. Nun zeichnet sich ab: Die Mehrheit der Fraktion dürfte am Ende doch wieder zustimmen.

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Living Room School in Afghanistan: A School for Girls that Even the Taliban Have Accepted
#International #World #GlobalSocieties #Afghanistan #AfghanistanWar #Education

More than a billion dollars have been spent on Afghanistan's education system, though the country has little to show for it․ In a remote village, one man is doing his part to make sure local girls receive a fair education – by opening a school in his living room․

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan: "India Is a Fascist State, Inspired by the Nazis"
#International #World #Pakistan #AfghanistanWar #MiddleEast

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks about his country's role in global politics, his admiration for the Chinese leadership and the similarities he shares with U․S․ President Donald Trump․

Interview with U․S․ Special Envoy to Afghanistan: "We Will Not Abandon Afghanistan"
#International #World #Afghanistan #AfghanistanWar #UnitedStates

Zalmay Khalilzad is the U․S․ special representative for Afghanistan․ DER SPIEGEL speaks with him about rising violence in the country, the danger of another civil war and what the U․S․ is doing to prevent it․

Interview with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani: "I Know I Am Only One Bullet Away from Death"
#International #World #Afghanistan #AfghanistanWar #JoeBiden

The Americans are pulling out and the Taliban are advancing on Kabul․ Even Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani is concerned about a possible civil war․ In this DER SPIEGEL interview, he discusses how an escalation could still be avoided․

Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai: "We Afghans Are Just Being Used Against Each Other”
#International #World #Afghanistan #HamidKarzai #Pakistan #AfghanistanWar

Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, 63, on his empathy for the Taliban, his bitter disappointment with the former protective power, the United States, and why he considers the EU as his role model․ He says the key to war and peace for his country, however, lies with Pakistan․

Germany's Afghanistan Dilemma: What To Do With Local Hires?
#International #World #Afghanistan #Bundeswehr #AfghanistanWar

With the Taliban rapidly taking control in Afghanistan, Berlin doesn't have much time left to protect local hires from potential harm․ Meanwhile, a potential new wave of refugees from the country threatens to become a dominant issue in the general election campaign․

Afghanistan: USA senden Truppen, Berlin reduziert Botschaftspersonal
#Ausland #Afghanistan #Afghanistan #Taliban #AfghanistanWar

Die USA senden Soldaten nach Afghanistan․ Sie sollen den Flughafen und die US-Botschaft in Kabul sichern․ Washington und Berlin reduzieren das diplomatische Personal․ Der Überblick im Video․

German Foreign Minister on the Afghanistan Debacle: "I Don't Know If It's Possible to Completely Make Up for Everything"
#International #Germany #Afghanistan #Bundeswehr #AfghanistanWar #JoeBiden #GermanPolitics

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has been under fire since the fall of Kabul․ In a DER SPIEGEL interview, he speaks about the mistakes that have been made and the dangers of the rescue operation currently under way in Afghanistan․

A Paradox for the Taliban: Resistance in Afghanistan Appears to Be Growing
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After almost two decades as a guerilla movement, the Taliban have completely underestimated what it means to run a state․ It will be extremely difficult for them to keep Afghanistan under control․

The End of the German Airlift: What Will Become of the Afghans Left Behind?
#International #Germany #Afghanistan #AfghanistanWar #Bundeswehr #GermanForeignPolicy #NATO

On Thursday, the German military suspended flights from Kabul․ Thousands of people who worked for the Germans have been left behind․ Berlin is hoping negotiations with the Taliban will give them a way out․

The New Rulers of Afghanistan: The Taliban’s Campaign to Rob Villagers of Their Land
#International #World #Afghanistan #AfghanistanWar #Taliban

In a remote mountain region, Taliban rule is having dramatic consequences: The most powerful ethnic group, the Pashtuns, are taking the homes and farms of their Shiite neighbors․ It could be a harbinger of ethnic cleansing․

Tall Task for the Taliban: Afghanistan Teetering on the Brink of Economic Collapse
#International #World #Afghanistan #AfghanistanWar #Taliban

Rising prices, a fragile currency and a state that is running out of money: The Taliban are facing immense economic challenges in Afghanistan․ And many of the country's top executives doubt they are up to the task․

Athens' Parliament of Exiled Afghan Women: Making Their Voices Be Heard
#International #Europe #AfghanistanWar #Afghanistan #Taliban #Greece #EuropeanUnion

Before the country fell to the Taliban, 69 members of Afghanistan’s parliament were women․ Now, 25 of them live in Athens․ They are speaking up in the hope that the world will not forget their plight and their country․

An Expedition into Afghanistan's Forbidden Mountains in the Nuristan Province
#International #World #Afghanistan #AfghanistanWar #Taliban

For a decade and a half, the forested and rugged region of Nuristan was Afghanistan's most inaccessible province, a bastion of al-Qaida and the Islamic State․ A team of DER SPIEGEL journalists recently traveled to the region for the first time․

Interview with Afghanistan's Former President: Mr․ Karzai, Should the West Work Together with the Taliban?
#International #World #HamidKarzai #Afghanistan #AlQaida #Terrorism #AfghanistanWar

Hamid Karzai isn't allowed to leave his country․ DER SPIEGEL traveled to Kabul to his private office to interview the former Afghan president about the return of al Qaida in his country, the ban on education for women – and his fears for his own children․

Germany's Escape from Afghanistan: "We're Destroying the IT․ Have a Nice Sunday"
#International #World #Afghanistan #Bundeswehr #AfghanistanWar

Documents are burned, computers mutilated and 15 Mercedes SUVs are destroyed with a forklift: The fall of Kabul caught the Germans by surprise – and politicians in Berlin proved unequal to the moment․

The Germans' Dramatic Escape from Afghanistan in 2021
#International #World #Afghanistan #Bundeswehr #AfghanistanWar

In August 2021, the Taliban captured Kabul․ The capital city became a trap for thousands of Afghans and Germans․ Berlin sent in Germany's armed forces to extract thousands of men, women and children․ They had little time left․

"An Irreparably Damaged Life": CIA Kidnapping Victim Khaled el-Masri 20 Years On
#International #Europe #CIARenditions #BND #AfghanistanWar #Terrorism

Almost two decades ago, the CIA abducted and tortured Khaled el-Masri, a German citizen whom the intelligence service mistakenly believed to be a terrorist․ He is still suffering from the consequences today․ Many questions about his case remain unanswered, also for the German government․