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:{{See also|Rape of Afghanistan|Biden junta}}}}

:{{See also|Rape of Afghanistan|Biden junta}}

Germany contributed troops to the NATO-led ISAF operation in [[Afghanistan]].  [[Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU) leader [[Armin Laschet]], who is possibly Angela Merkel successor, called the [[Biden regime]]'s unilateral decision to pull out of Afghanistan without consulting allies "the biggest debacle that NATO has suffered since its creation and it's a change of era that we are confronted with."  Norbert Röttgen, chairman of the Bundestag foreign relations committee said, “I say this with a heavy heart and with horror over what is happening, but the early withdrawal was a serious and far-reaching miscalculation... This does fundamental damage to the [[political]] and [[moral]] credibility of [[the West]].”  Chancellor Angela Merkel said, “For those who believed in [[democracy]] and [[freedom]], especially for [[women]], these are bitter events."<ref>https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/afghanistan-laschet-taliban-1.5382865</ref>

Germany contributed troops to the NATO-led ISAF operation in [[Afghanistan]].  [[Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU) leader [[Armin Laschet]], who is possibly Angela Merkel successor, called the [[Biden regime]]'s unilateral decision to pull out of Afghanistan without consulting allies "the biggest debacle that NATO has suffered since its creation and it's a change of era that we are confronted with."  Norbert Röttgen, chairman of the Bundestag foreign relations committee said, “I say this with a heavy heart and with horror over what is happening, but the early withdrawal was a serious and far-reaching miscalculation... This does fundamental damage to the [[political]] and [[moral]] credibility of [[the West]].”  Chancellor Angela Merkel said, “For those who believed in [[democracy]] and [[freedom]], especially for [[women]], these are bitter events."<ref>https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/afghanistan-laschet-taliban-1.5382865</ref>