Germany Bars Southern Afghanistan Military Deployment
May 05, 2007
Defense Minister Jung, center, with German soldiers in Kabul (file photo) (epa)
Germany's ground troops are only authorized to operate in Kabul and the north of Afghanistan, although the German air force flies reconnaissance missions over fighting in the south.
The Afghan government had urgently asked for the 19 Germans as part of an infantry battalion to be redeployed to the southern Kandahar Province.
(dpa, AFP)