Germany Backs More Troops in Afghanistan After Libya Rejection
This article is for subscribers only.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Cabinet approved the deployment of more troops to Afghanistan after the government withdrew its Mediterranean forces not participating in the Libya mission.
As many as 300 more German personnel will be dispatched to patrol Afghan airspace, allowing NATO commanders to transfer additional forces to the Mediterranean to take part in the operation against Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi. Germany, which has rejected military intervention in Libya, withdrew four vessels from the Mediterranean.