A German Bundeswehr army soldier of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) sits atop a Dingo armoured vehicle as he monitors the area during a mission south of Kunduz, September 27, 2008. (Reuters)
German Bundeswehr army soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) monitor an area during a mission near Kunduz September 26, 2008. (Reuters)
German Bundeswehr army soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) patrol during a mission in Toloqan, west of Kunduz, September 25, 2008. Germany has come under pressure from its NATO allies to boost troops levels and transfer soldiers from the north to the more dangerous south of the country to help fight a fierce insurgency by Taliban militants. (Reuters)
The gunner of a German Bundeswehr army CH-53 helicopter of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mans his weapon after landing from a flight from Feyzabad to Kunduz, north of Kabul, September 24, 2008. (Reuters)
German Bundeswehr army soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stand next to their vehicle during a mission southeast of Feyzabad, north of Kabul, September 22, 2008. (Reuters)
German Bundeswehr army soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and part of a Mobile Observation and Liaison Team (MOLT) patrol during a mission in a village about 25 km (16 miles) southeast of Feyzabad, north of Kabul, September 22, 2008.
German Bundeswehr army soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) take a rest during a joint patrol with Afghan National army soldiers in the mountains near Feyzabad, north of Kabul, September 21, 2008. (Reuters)
Soldier of the German Bundeswehr Army patrol the hills near Faizabad in northern Afghanistan on September 21, 2008. The German Bundeswehr Army has 3,300 troops serving under NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) command in northern Afghanistan which is relatively calm compared to the more volatile south and east where British, Canadian and US troops have borne the brunt of Taliban attacks. (AFP/Getty)
German Bundeswehr army soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) monitor the area on a mountain during a sweep mission with an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team on the outskirts of Feyzabad, north of Kabul September 20, 2008. (Reuters)
German General Rainer Glatz, left, checks the time with German colonel Rainer Buske as they inspect with ISAF soldiers of the German Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008.
German General Rainer Glatz inspects with ISAF soldiers of the German Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) a position overlooking parts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008.
German Bundeswehr army gunner of the ISAF Quick Reaction Force (QRF) holds his weapon from atop a Fuchs APC on his way to a night drill in the Marmal mountains near Masar-i-Sharif, north of Kabul, September 16, 2008.
A German Bundeswehr army soldier of ISAF forces holds his weapon during a CIMIC (Civil Military Cooperation) mission in Masar-i-Sharif, north of Kabul, Sptember 14, 2008.
Soldiers of the German Bundeswehr Army prepare to go on night patrol near Kundus in northern Afghanistan September 11, 2008. The German Army serving with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) are under frequent attack from the Taliban in the region. (AFP/Getty)
Soldiers of the German Bundeswehr Army are on a joint night patrol with Afghani police near Kundus in northern Afghanistan September 12, 2008. The German Army serving with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) are under frequent attack from the Taliban in the region. (AFP/Getty)
German ISAF soldiers of the Quick Reaction Force regional command north (QRF) aim their weapons during a drill in the Marmal mountains near the German ISAF headquarters in Masar-i-Sharif, north of Kabul, July 1, 2008. A German Bundeswehr army unit of combat troops to northern Afghanistan that is part of a NATO Quick Reaction Force replaced a Norwegian unit on July 1. (Reuters)
German ISAF soldiers of the Quick Reaction Force regional command north (QRF) fire their weapons during a drill near the German ISAF headquarters in Masar-i-Sharif, north of Kabul, July 1, 2008. A German Bundeswehr army unit of combat troops to northern Afghanistan that is part of a NATO Quick Reaction Force replaced a Norwegian unit on July 1. (Reuters)
German ISAF soldiers attend handover of command ceremony for the Quick Reaction Force regional command north at the German ISAF headquarters in Masar-i-Sharif, north of Kabul, June 30, 2008. A German Bundeswehr army unit of combat troops to northern Afghanistan that is part of a NATO Quick Reaction Force will replace a Norwegian unit on July 1. (Reuters)
A German ISAF soldier poses in front of a 'Marder' armoured personnel carrier during a media tour at the German ISAF headquarters in Masar-i-Sharif, north of Kabul, June 30, 2008. A German Bundeswehr army unit of combat troops to northern Afghanistan that is part of a NATO Quick Reaction Force will replace a Norwegian unit on July 1. (Reuters)
German ISAF soldiers smile during a mortar drill at a media tour at the German ISAF headquarters in Masar-i-Sharif, north of Kabul, June 30, 2008. A German Bundeswehr army unit of combat troops to northern Afghanistan that is part of a NATO Quick Reaction Force will replace a Norwegian unit on July 1. (Reuters)
A Member of the German Quick Reaction Force of the German armed forces Bundeswehr poses during a media show in Augustdorf March 17, 2008. (Reuters)
Two German soldiers stand guard besides a wreath laid down during a commemoration ceremony for German member of the resistance Count Claus Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg, 15 November 2007 at a memorial site in Berlin. Von Stauffenberg would have been 100 in 2007. Born into an aristocratic family, von Stauffenberg was an army officer during the war but grew disillusioned with the Nazis. Von Stauffenberg planted a briefcase bomb during a staff meeting with Hitler on 20 July 1944. Though the bomb went off, Hitler was not killed. Von Stauffenberg escaped the blast but was captured and executed the same day. (AFP/Getty)
(L-R) German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung, Heimeran Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (both sons of Claus Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg) and German Armed Forces Inspector Wolfgang Schneiderhan attend a commemoration ceremony for German member of the resistance Count Claus Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg, 15 November 2007 at a memorial site in Berlin. Von Stauffenberg would have been 100 in 2007. Born into an aristocratic family, von Stauffenberg was an army officer during the war but grew disillusioned with the Nazis. Von Stauffenberg planted a briefcase bomb during a staff meeting with Hitler on 20 July 1944. Though the bomb went off, Hitler was not killed. Von Stauffenberg escaped the blast but was captured and executed the same day. (AFP/Getty)
Members of a German honour guard of the armed forces Bundeswehr take part in an army torchlight parade to pay tribute on the 100th birthday of Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, in his birthplace Jettingen-Scheppach, November 14, 2007. Stauffenberg was a German army officer and one of the leading figures of the failed Plot in July 20, 1944 to kill German dictator Adolf Hitler. (Reuters)
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