German troops stationed in Afghanistan will begin accompanying local police and military troops on patrols and other military operations, said Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, the German defense minister, according to Reuters. The country is expected to deploy additional troops to Afghanistan in July. Meanwhile, German President Horst Koehler paid the troops a surprise visit on May 21 in a bid to boost their morale as they fight a war that is widely unpopular in their homeland, according to Reuters.
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Ivy Mungcal
As former senior staff writer, Ivy Mungcal contributed to several Devex publications. Her focus is on breaking news, and in particular on global aid reform and trends in the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, and the Americas. Before joining Devex in 2009, Ivy produced specialized content for U.S. and U.K.-based business websites.
