Tag: Military Foreign Deployment
These NATO countries meet the two percent target
The 31 NATO member states have a lot to discuss at the July 11-12 summit in Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius. The Ukraine war and military support for Kiev are likely to…
Riots in Kosovo: around 25 NATO peacekeepers injured
Soldiers of the NATO KFOR peacekeeping force and Serbian protesters Around 25 soldiers from Italy and Hungary suffered broken bones and burns. According to eyewitnesses, the police, made up of…
Bundeswehr reduces presence in Mali
Cape Town, Berlin Germany will significantly reduce its military presence in Africa – also because the benefit is increasingly in question. The last Bundeswehr soldier should have left Mali by…
“You don’t want to shoot at your own people”
Brigadier General Alexander Krone “The goal must be to be fully equipped with everything a normal brigade needs.” (Photo: IMAGO/localpic) Berlin In the event of an alarm, Brigadier General Alexander…
Taliban ban female NGO workers from going to work
Afghan women in front of the university in Kabul It is not yet clear whether the order also applies to members of the United Nations. (Photo: AP) Kabul The radical…
Putin’s soldiers are increasingly complaining about leadership
Russian recruits board a train at a train station in Prudboi in the Volgograd region. Reports from soldiers suggest that commanders cover up injuries to their soldiers to avoid being…
Erdogan announces use of ground forces against Kurdish militia in Syria
Recep Tayyip Erdogan The Turkish President blames Kurdish organizations for the attack in Istanbul. (Photo: AP) Istanbul, Ankara Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced the use of ground forces…
One year after the Taliban took power in Afghanistan: what we left behind
i am a journalist And in the exercise of my profession, I can express my opinion publicly. I don’t have to fear for my own life afterwards, let alone that…
One year after the Taliban took power in Afghanistan: what we left behind
i am a journalist And in the exercise of my profession, I can express my opinion publicly. I don’t have to fear for my own life afterwards, let alone that…
“Afghanistan is the saddest country on earth”
Bangkok Dozens of men cower in the dust along a wall in front of the passport office in Kabul. Most have brought with them plastic wrappers full of documents in…
Bundeswehr mission in Mali is suspended for the time being
Operation in Mali A Bundeswehr soldier secures an Airbus A400M in the West African country. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Germany is suspending the Bundeswehr mission in West African Mali until further…
Doubts about the foreign assignment in Mali are growing
Berlin Doubts about the Bundeswehr’s last major foreign mission in Mali are growing: the Malian military government is apparently no longer interested in the UN peacekeeping mission Minusma. She torpedoes…
US apparently killed al-Qaeda chief in CIA operation
FBI wanted poster Aiman al-Zawahiri was one of the US’s most-wanted al-Qaeda members. (Photo: via REUTERS) Tel Aviv The leader of the al-Qaeda terrorist network, Aiman al-Zawahiri, has been killed…
US apparently killed al-Qaeda chief in CIA operation
Joe Biden The US President in the White House in the evening. (Photo: Bloomberg) Washington The leader of the al-Qaeda terrorist network, Aiman al-Zawahiri, has been killed in a US…
US apparently killed al-Qaeda chief in CIA operation
Joe Biden The US President in the White House in the evening. (Photo: Bloomberg) Washington The leader of the al-Qaeda terrorist network, Aiman al-Zawahiri, has been killed in a US…
US apparently killed al-Qaeda chief in CIA operation
Joe Biden The US President has announced a statement for the evening. (Photo: AP) Washington The US has killed the head of the extremist network al-Qaeda in Kabul with a…
How Putin is fueling ethnic minorities for his war
Russian soldiers In the past few weeks, the Kremlin has taken further steps to increase combat effectiveness in the short term. (Photo: AP) It’s a question that has been worrying…
The tasks facing the German army
Grenadiers in front of a Boxer armored transport vehicle In the future, the Bundeswehr will play an even greater role in securing NATO’s eastern flank. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Army Inspector…
Eva Högl sees limits to German arms deliveries
Eva Högl, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces “I think it’s a scandal that 184,000 soldiers don’t have what they need in their women or men.” (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin The…
Marin expects Finland’s NATO decision in a few weeks
Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of Finland A few days ago, the Finnish Prime Minister pointed out the advantages of joining NATO. (Photo: via REUTERS) Stockholm Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin…