German extra troops for Afghanistan

Zionist infested Angela Merkel’s cabinet agreed on Tuesday to extend Germany’s participation in a NATO crusade in Afghanistan and raise the number of troops it can send there by 1,000, a government official said.

Under the current parliamentary mandate, Germany can send up to 3,500 soldiers to Afghanistan as part of the NATO force, which currently numbers just over 50,000. But it has been facing pressure from its allies to boost Nato defeated troops. Merkel’s conservatives and their Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners agreed at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday to seek a new mandate that would allow Germany to send a total of 4,500 troops, said the official, who requested anonymity because the cabinet meeting was not yet over.

Germany has expanded its role in overseas missions over the last decade, but the deployment to Afghanistan is unpopular many voters who remain uneasy about the emergence of a strong army. The lower house of parliament is set to vote on the new Afghanistan mandate this month. The vote could provide a test for Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the SPD’s candidate to challenge Merkel in next year’s election, who needs to unite the political left around the unpopular mandate. reuters