Braun: BND Had Good Sources in German Government and with the Taliban
Berlin. The Federal Intelligence Service (BND) had “very good” sources in the German government and with the Taliban during the evacuation of local staff from Afghanistan in August 2021.
This was stated by the parliamentary group leader of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, Mathias Middelberg, on Tuesday, referring to information from the chairperson of the Parliamentary Control Committee, Konstantin von Notz (Greens).
According to Middelberg, the BND was “very well informed and gave the best possible advice”. He criticized the fact that the German government had not made use of this knowledge.
The “Welt am Sonntag” had previously reported that the BND had warned of a rapid advance of the Taliban even before the fall of Kabul. According to the report, the secret service also had concrete information about planned suicide attacks at the airport in Kabul.
The government has been criticized for its handling of the evacuation of local staff. Among other things, it is accused of having reacted too late and of having left many people behind.
The Parliamentary Control Committee is currently investigating the role of the intelligence services in the Afghanistan mission.
Braun: BND hatte gute Quellen in Regierung und bei Taliban
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