Last German troops leave Afghanistan after nearly 20 years

Germany's last troops left Afghanistan Tuesday after a nearly 20-year deployment in the country, the defense minister said. Defense minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer tweeted that the last Bundeswehr soldiers ``left Afghanistan safely'' Tuesday evening. She thanked the more than 150,000 troops who have served there since 2001 and said that ``they can be proud of this mission.''

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June 30, 2021 at 02:30AM