Germany Pledges $14 Million To Buy Off Taliban
Written by Admin Monday, 01 November 2010 05:35 Last Updated on Monday, 01 November 2010 05:53
Germany's foreign ministry says it has signed an agreement with Afghanistan to give 14 million dollars to Taliban militants, who choose to lay down their arms, every year.
Berlin says the contract will be valid for five years and the cash will only be paid to militants who lay down their weapons.
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said on Wednesday that reintegrating former militants into the Afghan social and political fabric is crucial to stabilizing Afghanistan, DPA reported.
However, the funding goes against the stated goal of the NATO mission in Afghanistan, which was to hunt down al-Qaeda militants and to root out the Taliban.
As a member of the military alliance, Germany joined the US-led war in Afghanistan violating its constitution, which forbids Berlin from military involvement in any wars.
The 2001 US-led invasion of Afghanistan was launched with the official objective of curbing militancy and bringing peace and stability to the country.
Nine years on, however, American and Afghan officials admit the country remains unstable as civilians continue to pay the heaviest price and militant commanders remain at large and have resorted to negotiation with the very terrorists they initially opted to eradicate.
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