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German court rejects payout for Afghan airstrike victims

Thu, 06 Oct 2016 18:11:58 +0200

Germany's highest court on Thursday rejected compensation claims by relatives of victims of an airstrike in Afghanistan seven years ago that killed dozens of civilians.

Afghan bombing victims sue German government

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:25:00 +0100

Families of victims of a deadly air strike in Afghanistan that killed more than 90 people in 2009 have filed a multimillion-dollar class-action lawsuit against Germany, a lawyer said Friday.

Deadly air strike colonel to be promoted

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:39:00 +0200

The German officer who ordered an air strike that killed more than 100 Afghan civilians and cost the jobs of the defence minister, the head of the army and a senior state secretary, is to be promoted to general next year.

Relatives of Kunduz bomb victims to sue

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:30:00 +0200

A lawyer representing 74 relatives of those killed in an airstrike ordered by a German colonel in Afghanistan two years ago, announced Thursday that they would be seeking damages from the German government.

Taliban target German security firm in Kunduz

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:10:00 +0200

A suicide bomber and two gunmen have attacked the office of a German security firm protecting aid workers in the Afghanistan city of Kunduz, in a co-ordinated assault that left at least six people dead.

Coalition backs Guttenberg over Kunduz

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 13:43:00 +0200

The coalition parties are backing former Defence Minister Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg’s over his firing of a general and a civil servant after a 2009 airstrike in Afghanistan which killed up to 142 people including dozens of civilians.

Bundeswehr soldier injured in bridge attack

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:53:00 +0200

A German soldier was injured in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz in an attack by the Taliban on Tuesday, military authorities have confirmed.

Afghan politician calls German air strike payouts 'laughable'

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:50:00 +0200

The former Afghan Commerce Minister on Friday called Germany’s compensation for families of victims who died in last year’s deadly Kunduz air strike “laughable,” saying that the $5,000 was insignificant.

Kunduz air strike victims to get $5,000 payout

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:46:00 +0200

The families of 102 Afghan civilians killed or injured in a botched NATO air strike in Kunduz last year are to be paid $5,000 each in compensation, the German government announced Thursday.

German killed in Kunduz aid compound attack

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:07:00 +0200

A German security guard was killed Friday when suspected Taliban militants stormed the compound of a US aid organisation in northern Afghanistan, a US embassy official said.

Guttenberg defends his Kunduz mistakes

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:43:00 +0200

Facing a parliamentary inquiry into the Kunduz air strike on Thursday, Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg admitted he made mistakes in the aftermath but insisted he was let down by advisors.

Four soldiers injured in Afghanistan crash

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:16:00 +0200

Four German soldiers were wounded – some seriously – when their armoured vehicle crashed in Afghanistan on Tuesday, continuing a heavy run of casualties for the Bundeswehr.

Senior conservative calls for end to Kunduz inquiry

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:18:00 +0200

In the wake of prosecutors' decision to drop a criminal investigation into German Colonel Georg Klein over the Kunduz air strike, a leading conservative politician has demanded an end to the parliamentary inquiry into the affair.

Taliban attacks ahead of Bundeswehr funeral

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:17:00 +0200

Taliban insurgents attacked the Bundeswehr on Friday as Chancellor Angela Merkel prepared to attend a memorial service for three German soldiers killed last week in Afghanistan.

Bloodshed sparks row over Afghan strategy

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:10:00 +0200

German politicians argued on Tuesday over military policy in Afghanistan and whether the Bundeswehr is being properly outfitted and trained following a deadly weekend of fighting for troops in the Kunduz region.

It's war, says Guttenberg

Sun, 04 Apr 2010 12:23:00 +0200

The Good Friday bloodshed in Afghanistan prompted German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg to break a long-standing political taboo on Sunday and call the conflict a “war.”

Bundeswehr kills five Afghan allied soldiers

Sat, 03 Apr 2010 12:07:00 +0200

The German military killed five Afghan soldiers late Friday in a “friendly fire” incident when they launched an attack on two cars that failed to stop while approaching the German forces, the army has confirmed.

Three German soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 18:55:00 +0200

Three German soldiers were killed Friday in a gun battle in the Kunduz region of Afghanistan, in one of the deadliest firefights of the Bundeswehr’s mission in the war-torn country.

Email drags Merkel into Kunduz affair

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:56:00 +0100

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office was told within hours of the Kunduz air strike that civilians had been killed, despite the government’s insistence for days afterwards that only Taliban fighters had died, a report said Thursday.

Ministry calls lawyers' demands for Kunduz bombing victims unrealistic

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:19:00 +0100

The German Defence Ministry may break off negotiations with lawyers after they demanded €7 million for the families of victims of a September 2009 bombardment that killed scores of Afghan civilians near Kunduz.