Latest Afghanistan News
The latest news on how Germany and the international community are helping Afghanistan to become a stable country whose people can live in safety and determine their own future.
Apr 19, 2013
| Federal Foreign Office
The German Government is willing to provide between 600 and 800 soldiers in Afghanistan for the planned training, advisory and support mission to begin in 2015.
Afghanistan
Dec 18, 2012
| Germany.info
Federal President Joachim Gauck continued his official visit in Afghanistan on Tuesday, arriving in the Afghan capital for a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Gauck in Afghanistan
Nov 28, 2012
| Federal Foreign Office
In its chapters on security, state structures and governance as well as reconstruction and development it outlines the progress achieved, but also clearly addresses aspects that remain problematic.
Progress Report
Nov 13, 2012
| Germany.info
German Defense Minister Thomas de Maizière visited Afghanistan to meet with Afghan Defense officials, German military leaders and local officials and to observe the training and development of Afghan security forces.
Visit to Afghanistan
Jul 25, 2012
| Germany.info
German Defense Minister Thomas de Maizière made a previously unannounced visit to Kandahar in southern Afghanistan, where he met with American and German military deployed there as part of a multi-national NATO unit.
Visit to Kandahar and Kabul
