Afghanistan Mission | People & Politics

For Germany’s soldiers in Afghanistan, April 2nd was one of the worst days of the whole mission. Three of them were killed in a firefight near Kunduz that lasted several hours. Now even Defense Minister Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg is calling the situation a war.But it is becoming increasingly clear that the Germans don’t really know what goal they are struggling for. And soldiers in Afghanistan are often inadequately prepared for their task.