The federal government is under massive pressure because of its misjudgment in Afghanistan. Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) once again admitted mistakes in her probably last government statement in the Bundestag. The most important statements at a glance.
Chancellor Angela Merkel has spoken out in favor of negotiations with the militant Islamist Taliban in Afghanistan over the period after the withdrawal of international troops. In her probably last government declaration in the Bundestag, she also stressed on Wednesday that there should be “no unconditional agreements” with the new rulers in the Central Asian crisis country. The CDU politician once again admitted that the federal government had misjudged the latest developments in Afghanistan and announced a comprehensive review. However, she defended the controversial approach to the admission of former Afghan employees of the armed forces and federal ministries in Germany.
The Taliban conquered Afghanistan in a few days in mid-August and without major resistance from the armed forces. 26 western states are now trying in a quick action to fly out their own citizens and Afghans seeking protection. There are only a few days left for this. “The developments of the last few days are terrible, they are bitter,” said Merkel. “For many people in Afghanistan they are nothing but tragedy.”
Merkel made it clear, however, that you cannot get past the Taliban if you want to achieve something in Afghanistan. “Our goal must be to preserve as much as possible of the changes we have made in Afghanistan over the past 20 years,” she said. That should also be discussed with the Taliban. “The Taliban are now a reality in Afghanistan. This new reality is bitter, but we have to deal with it.”
Chancellor Merkel on the situation in Afghanistan in review
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This means that all parliamentary groups represented in the Bundestag have joined the Situation in Afghanistan and the government declaration by Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced. We say goodbye at this point – and of course we will keep you up to date on all important developments on stern.de.
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The Chancellor candidate of the Greens accuses the government of not being interested in clearing up the errors in connection with the proceedings in Afghanistan. She calls in the future to shape an active foreign policy yourself, instead of always bowing down.
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Baerbock criticizes the fact that both Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) and Finance Minister and SPD candidate for Chancellor Olaf Scholz shortly before the Taliban recaptured Afghanistan, they insisted on holding on to deportations to the country.
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The government has not lived up to its responsibility to get local workers out of the country complains Baerbock and throws the federal government in “foreign policy disaster” that she led the people of Afghanistan to.
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Baerbock describes the desperation of people who remained in Afghanistan, who, according to the German government’s statement that the Bundeswehr’s evacuation mission will be over in two days, will have to stay in the country.
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Now kick Annalena Baerbock, party leader of the Greens, in front of the plenary.
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The Taliban are now stronger than they were before the 20-year war, criticized left-wing parliamentary group leader Bartsch, the “export of democracy” had failed. It is now “clearly” about saving the people from “Hell Afghanistan”. It now needs “unlimited solidarity with our fellow citizens in Afghanistan”, then it needs “processing and consequences, also in terms of personnel”. Those who were involved in the Afghanistan debacle should no longer be part of a future federal governmentdemands Bartsch.
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Dead Bundeswehr soldiers, thousands of traumatized people: “What did the soldiers sacrifice their health, even their lives for?”asks left-wing parliamentary group leader Bartsch, addressed to Chancellor Merkel. In addition, the operation cost taxpayers billions, investments in social issues were lower. “Evacuate and then withdraw, that is the logical sequence,” said Bartsch. “Why didn’t you step in?” The Chancellor did too little. “The failed Afghanistan mission is the blackest point in your 16-year government”, so Bartsch.
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“We will only grasp the consequences of this disaster in the next few years”, so Bartsch. The left parliamentary group leader criticizes the fact that the evacuation of German local workers and Afghans took place too slowly and too late and calls the actions of the federal government “cold-blooded”.
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Well speaks Left parliamentary group leader Dietmar Bartsch.
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The Union parliamentary group vice demands: “We must not leave Afghanistan alone in the future either.” You have to continue to stand by the people there.
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Wadephul calls “Political and legal support for the soldiers” and attacked in connection with sharp words the Left Party, which has announced that it will not agree to the mandate for the Bundeswehr for the rescue operation.
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In addition, the CDU politician pays Defense Minister Kramp-Karrenbauer “respect and appreciation” for her work.
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Wadephul speaks of one “difficult debate”, which is now being led and pays tribute to the achievements of the soldiers of the Bundeswehr, who saved thousands of people. “We owe these women and men as a parliament and nation.”
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Now Johann David Wadephul, Deputy Chief of the Union parliamentary group, speaks to the plenary.
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