The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed 25 percent more soldiers seek help with PTSD Despite the mission in Afghanistan winding down, Germany's army, the Bundeswehr, is dealing with a sharp rise in soldiers reporting post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). https://www.thelocal.de/20150211/ptsd-bundeswehr-increase-war-afghanistan-germany Wed, 11 Feb 2015 15:17:49 +0100 ptsd-bundeswehr-increase-war-afghanistan-germany 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20140907/berlin-urges-afghan-rivals-to-solve-vote-crisis Sun, 07 Sep 2014 10:32:12 +0200 berlin-urges-afghan-rivals-to-solve-vote-crisis 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20140209/german-fm-makes-surprise-visit-to-afghanistan Sun, 09 Feb 2014 14:42:00 +0100 german-fm-makes-surprise-visit-to-afghanistan 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20131212/germany-helps-interpreter-rejected-by-uk Thu, 12 Dec 2013 09:49:00 +0100 germany-helps-interpreter-rejected-by-uk 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20131211/germany-tells-afghan-leader-to-sign-pact Wed, 11 Dec 2013 13:26:00 +0100 germany-tells-afghan-leader-to-sign-pact 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20131018/52457 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 10:29:00 +0200 52457 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20100127/24839 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:06:00 +0100 24839 Steinmeier heads to DC for talks with Clinton Hillary Clinton was to discuss Afghanistan and Iran when she meets with her British and German counterparts on Tuesday in her first high-level meetings since becoming secretary of state two weeks ago. https://www.thelocal.de/20090202/17163 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:07:00 +0100 17163