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German general quits over Afghan air strike
Germany's top general Wolfgang Schneiderhan has resigned over an air strike in Afghanistan in September which the Afghan government says killed many civilians.The announcement was made in parliament by the German defence minister. He told MPs that the chief of staff of the German army had tended his resignation. Deputy defence minister Peter Wichert had also resigned. It follows reports that information about September's air strike near Kunduz had been withheld. It was a German commander who called in that air strike on two fuel trucks seized by the Taliban. He feared the trucks would be used to carry out an attack on a German military base nearby. The US fighter jet bombed the fuel tankers. It's believed that dozens of Afghan civilians were killed. Posted by: tipper 2009-11-26 |
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