By KUNA,
BERLIN : Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Monday to meet German troops stationed in Kunduz to the north of the country.
A spokesman for the government’s media department said that this visit was not announced earlier “for security reasons”.
The visit, which coincides with daily unrest around the camp, comes on the heels of the NATO summit, hosted by France and Germany, where the alliance announced a new strategy linking the military and civil aspects in Afghanistan and emphasizing the importance of reconstruction in the war-torn country.
Germany earlier pledged it will increase its 3,800-strong unit in Afghanistan to 4,400.(end) sh.hmo KUNA 061233 Apr 09NNNN
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