The defense minister of Germany Thomas de Maiziere urged the government of Afghanistan to sign the bilateral security agreement with Washington.
Thomas de Maiziere arrived in Afghanistan in an unannounced visit on Wednesday to meet with the German forces in northern Mazar-e-Sharif city of Afghanistan.
De Maiziere urged the government of Afghanistan not to wait until elections earlier next year, to sign the bilateral security agreement with Washington.
He also said that delaying the security pact with Washington will not be in the interest of Afghanistan, and warned that more pressure from Washington on president Karzai will not help to accelerate in finalizing the deal.
Germany has deployed around 3,400 troops under the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in Afghanistan, which are mainly based in northern Afghanistan.
His trip to Afghanistan comes as a suicide bomber targeted a convoy of the German forces in near Kabul International Airport early Wednesday morning.
Taliban group spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid claimed the responsibility behind the incident and said that the attack left 10 German troops dead.
However, security officials in Kabul deny the claims by the Taliban group spokesman and said no casualties were reported in the attack.
One would think that an official of a country that has been occupied by foreign troops for 68 years would not wish such a fate for another sovereign country. Then again, perhaps he is merely obeying his masters’ commands.
As a German ex-patriot, I grieve for my country’s lost independence and hope that the Afghan people do not willingly allow their country to be occupied by foreign troops.
One would think that a citizen of a country that has been occupied by foreign troops for 68 years would not wish such a fate on another sovereign country. But then, he is perhaps just an official obeying his foreign masters’ commands just as his government does. I’m ashamed.
As a German ex-patriot, I grieve for my country’s lost independence. I’m ashamed that my beloved homeland has stooped to sending occupation forces to further the ends of neo-colonial powers. I sincerely hope that the Afghan people will not agree to ANY foreign occupation and expell ALL foreign powers from their homelands.