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06-08-2010, 08:55 PM
Germany paid compensation to the killed in the air strike on Afghanistan
Reuters
http://www.elaph.com/elaphweb/Resources/images/Politics/2009/12/week1/%D9%8A(40).jpgAnnounced that German Defense Minister said his country will pay compensation to the victims of the air strike ordered by engaging Germany in Afghanistan in September last year.
Berlin: Said Christian Ji_ spokesman for the German Defense Ministry said on Monday that the German government paid compensation to the families of civilian victims who died in the airstrike, which ordered the implementation in Germany last September.
Kabul says that the raid killed civilians as well as thirty rebels. The Ji_ told reporters that German officials had contacts with a lawyer representing relatives of the victims. Ji_ said in a government news conference league, "we said that we will keep in touch with him to discuss the compensation claims. We will examine how this can be implemented on the ground."
"The question is whether we want a legal battle lasting several years or that we can reach an agreement away from the courts." He pointed out that a solution will be reached in this regard. And caused the new news published about the air strike, the controversial - that occurred near the city of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan - to make the case the focus of attention in addition to causing great concern to Chancellor Angela Merkel at the beginning of its second term.
And forced Franz Josef Jung, and former defense minister to resign from his post last month after the charges against him of covering up the number of civilian deaths caused by the strike in the weeks before federal elections on September 27
In addition, the President resigned the German armed forces over the issue and lawmakers agreed to begin a parliamentary investigation about what she had known the former Merkel's government on the raid. The German government said the air strike had killed 30 people in addition to 69 of the rebels.
Last week, the House of Representatives voted to extend the German one-year mandate to allow the government to send up to 4500 troops to Afghanistan as part of the task of NATO forces. The government has proposed to increase the size of its forces in Afghanistan after a conference in London next month, however, opinion polls showed that public opinion opposed the move.
Afghans have welcomed payments
Reuters
http://www.elaph.com/elaphweb/Resources/images/Politics/2009/12/week1/%D9%8A(40).jpgAnnounced that German Defense Minister said his country will pay compensation to the victims of the air strike ordered by engaging Germany in Afghanistan in September last year.
Berlin: Said Christian Ji_ spokesman for the German Defense Ministry said on Monday that the German government paid compensation to the families of civilian victims who died in the airstrike, which ordered the implementation in Germany last September.
Kabul says that the raid killed civilians as well as thirty rebels. The Ji_ told reporters that German officials had contacts with a lawyer representing relatives of the victims. Ji_ said in a government news conference league, "we said that we will keep in touch with him to discuss the compensation claims. We will examine how this can be implemented on the ground."
"The question is whether we want a legal battle lasting several years or that we can reach an agreement away from the courts." He pointed out that a solution will be reached in this regard. And caused the new news published about the air strike, the controversial - that occurred near the city of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan - to make the case the focus of attention in addition to causing great concern to Chancellor Angela Merkel at the beginning of its second term.
And forced Franz Josef Jung, and former defense minister to resign from his post last month after the charges against him of covering up the number of civilian deaths caused by the strike in the weeks before federal elections on September 27
In addition, the President resigned the German armed forces over the issue and lawmakers agreed to begin a parliamentary investigation about what she had known the former Merkel's government on the raid. The German government said the air strike had killed 30 people in addition to 69 of the rebels.
Last week, the House of Representatives voted to extend the German one-year mandate to allow the government to send up to 4500 troops to Afghanistan as part of the task of NATO forces. The government has proposed to increase the size of its forces in Afghanistan after a conference in London next month, however, opinion polls showed that public opinion opposed the move.
Afghans have welcomed payments