German forces to go where needed
From Times Wire Reports
NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said he was counting on German troops to operate in any volatile part of Afghanistan if the need arises, and not just in the more peaceful northern sector.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel had made it clear Wednesday that Berlin did not plan to deploy troops to volatile southern Afghanistan.
The 2,900 German troops in Afghanistan serve under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in the north.
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