Afstan: Bad times for the German mission

Two pieces from Spiegel Online:

1) Germany's Top Soldier Resigns over Air Strike Accusations

Germany's highest-ranking soldier has resigned over allegations that the Defense Ministry did not come clean about civilians killed in a recent air strike in Afghanistan. Former Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung is also under pressure to resign...

2) Did the German Government Misinform the Country?

A Thursday newspaper report accuses former German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung, now Chancellor Merkel's labor minister, of having withheld information from parliament regarding a German-ordered air attack in Afghanistan which killed dozens of civilians. The opposition is demanding that Jung resign...

Post from September:

Afstan: Reaction to Kunduz airstrike/A broader perspective

And necessarily related:

Afstan: Less to any NATO surge than meets the eye

Update: Another casualty:

'Jung Never Got a Handle on the Defense Ministry'

German Labor Minister [previously defence minister] Franz Josef Jung resigned on Friday following revelations that he had misinformed the public and parliament about a military airstrike in Kunduz. German newspapers argue that the scandal could further undermine support for Berlin's mission in Afghanistan...

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