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Merkel: a short visit in Afghanistan

Kunduz, Afghanistan - Directly from Prague to visit the German soldiers of the ISAF

The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, with a short visit today, coming from US-EU summit in Prague ended yesterday, has met about 700 German soldiers in Kundur base, within the ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) contingent. The German Defense Minister, Franz Josef Jung, was with her. A surprise that would have had a tragic manner, because shortly after the departure of Presidential airplane...

fra/pec - 1102512
Rome, Italy, 04/06/2009 18:34
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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