Berlin urges Afghan rivals to solve vote crisis
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Saturday urged the two rivals in Afghanistan's disputed presidential elections to find a rapid solution to end the crisis over the vote.
Steinmeier in surprise Afghanistan visit
Germany's foreign minister arrived on Sunday in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit and urged its president to sign a long-delayed security pact with the United States.
Germany helps British army aide rejected by UK
An interpreter who worked for British troops in Afghanistan for five years has won asylum in Germany after the UK government said it could not give him refuge. He told The Local he felt abandoned by the British.
Germany tells Afghan leader to sign NATO pact
Germany's defence minister on a visit to Afghanistan on Wednesday urged President Hamid Karzai to quickly sign a deal to pave the way for a continued NATO presence after 2014.
Germany closes Afghan embassy over threat
Germany's foreign ministry said on Thursday that its embassy in Afghanistan was shut but declined to comment on a media report it had been closed in response to a "serious" security threat.
US 'accepts' German troop increase
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle defended the government’s new Afghanistan plan on Wednesday, saying that the US was happy with Germany’s contribution.