MAZAR-I SHARIF
Germany’s first female Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Afghanistan in a surprise visit on Sunday.
Five days after her appointment as defense minister, von der Leyen visited German troops in Mazar-i Sharif in northern Afghanistan.
No statement was made whether Von der Leyen had any scheduled meeting with the Afghan authorities.
More than 3,800 German soldiers are deployed in Afghanistan as part of NATO’s international security force in Mazar-i Sharif.
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