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Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) speaks in the Bundestag about the debacle in the withdrawal of the Bundeswehr and the Western allies from Afghanistan. The most important statements in the stern-Liveblog.
Thousands of Afghans still want to leave the country – but the time for evacuation flights secured by military means is running out. US President Biden sees an increased risk of terrorism if the US troops remain. In Berlin, Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) has to answer questions in parliament.
The Chancellor will deliver a government statement in the Bundestag at 12 noon on the debacle in the withdrawal of the Bundeswehr and Western allies from Afghanistan. It is expected that Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD), who is under political attack, will also speak out in the subsequent debate.
Government officials have admitted that serious errors have been made in assessing the pace at which the militant Islamist Taliban have also taken the Afghan capital Kabul. Opposition officials raised serious allegations against the government for the misjudgments.
Chancellor Merkel comments on the situation in Afghanistan
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