Afghanistan Investigation Committee Submits Final Report
Berlin, February 18, 2025 – The German Bundestag’s Afghanistan Investigation Committee has completed its work and submitted its final report to parliament. The report is the culmination of a two-year investigation into Germany’s military and political involvement in Afghanistan.
The committee was established in 2023 in the wake of the chaotic withdrawal of German and international troops from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s takeover of the country. The committee’s mandate was to investigate all aspects of Germany’s involvement in Afghanistan, from the initial decision to deploy troops in 2001 to the withdrawal in 2021.
The report is a comprehensive and damning indictment of Germany’s involvement in Afghanistan. The committee found that the decision to deploy troops was based on faulty intelligence and that the war was poorly planned and executed. The committee also found that the German government failed to adequately prepare for the withdrawal of its troops and that the withdrawal was chaotic and costly.
The report makes a number of recommendations for future German foreign policy. The committee recommends that Germany should be more cautious about deploying troops overseas and that it should prioritize diplomacy and development over military intervention. The committee also recommends that Germany should improve its intelligence gathering and analysis capabilities and that it should develop a more comprehensive strategy for dealing with failed states.
The publication of the report is likely to have a significant impact on German foreign policy. The report’s findings will make it more difficult for future German governments to justify deploying troops overseas and will likely lead to a more cautious approach to foreign intervention.
Key Findings of the Report
- The decision to deploy troops in Afghanistan was based on faulty intelligence and the war was poorly planned and executed.
- The German government failed to adequately prepare for the withdrawal of its troops and the withdrawal was chaotic and costly.
- Germany should be more cautious about deploying troops overseas and should prioritize diplomacy and development over military intervention.
- Germany should improve its intelligence gathering and analysis capabilities and develop a more comprehensive strategy for dealing with failed states.
Afghanistan examination committee hands over the final report
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