DThe Defense Commissioner of the German Bundestag, Eva Hogel, Begged the Bundeswehr soldiers who participated in the Kabul evacuation mission to be honored. “The soldiers must be respected anyway,” the Social Democratic Party politician said in the German editorial network newspaper. She ran for Secretary of Defense Anne Gretel Kramp-Karenbauer (CDU) to personally pay tribute to the soldiers—”for example, to award the Cross of Honor or Medal.”
“We can be very proud of what we have achieved,” Hogel said, referring to the dramatic rescue operation in which foreigners and local Afghan workers were airlifted out of Kabul after the radical Islamic Taliban came to power in mid-August.this Armed forces More than 5000 people were saved with their planes. “This is the highest achievement.” In general, the Afghan soldiers “have done everything in the past 20 years. You should not be blamed for things that do not work.”
5300 people fly out
According to the Ministry of Defense, in the past two weeks of missions, the German armed forces used A400M transport aircraft to perform 37 flights, bringing more than 5,300 people to safety. This includes about 500 German citizens, about 4,000 Afghans and others from a total of 45 countries. Paratroopers, special forces command (KSK) soldiers, gendarmerie, crisis support teams, paramedics, gendarmerie and air force members all participated in the operation.
Högl emphasized that the mission underscores the need for KSK, which has recently become notorious for incidents of right-wing extremism. “I’m glad we have KSK,” she said. During the evacuation, many people have noticed the importance of this unit. “We need the skills that these women and men have.” Fortunately, everyone sees it now. “This strengthens the association morally,” she said.
Finally, she also praised the sponsorship network of local workers in Afghanistan and its chairman Marcus Grotian. “The commitment of Marcus Grotienne and others in the sponsoring network is very good,” Hogle told the newspaper. Local forces in other Bundeswehr deployment locations can also benefit from their work for Afghan Bundeswehr supporters in the future: Högl recommends that during other deployments, “if the situation changes, which local workers need our support” should be checked. .
WHO should deliver German aid by air
At the same time, Federal Minister of Development Gerd Müller (CSU) stated that future assistance provided by the Federal Government to Afghanistan should be airlifted by the World Health Organization (WHO). “We have not forgotten the Afghan people. That’s why I discussed with WHO President Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that we will support WHO’s planned airlift to provide medicines and vaccines to hospitals,” Mueller told the Rhein Post.
The federal government has also increased its support for experienced non-governmental organizations such as the United Nations World Food Program, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the German World Welfare Foundation or Doctors Without Borders to prevent famine. These funds will be implemented directly through aid organizations, thus directly benefiting the poor.
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