After the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, the rescue operation by German local workers was a disaster.
Annalena Baerbock blames the federal government.
Berlin - Afghanistan is in the hands of the Taliban.
While Chancellor Angela Merkel criticizes the USA for the Afghanistan disaster *, there is also criticism of the federal government itself from other quarters. Annalena Baerbock * (The Greens), candidate for Chancellor in the 2021 federal election *, sees the mistakes in the Afghanistan cause as well own land.
On Mondays, Baerbock was a guest on the new RTL news program “RTL Direkt”.
The topic: Afghanistan, of course, the Taliban, the Bundeswehr rescue operation in Kabul.
Baerbock made serious accusations against moderator Jan Hofer of the federal government.
In their opinion, the Bundeswehr aircraft took off far too late.
Afghanistan: Annalena Baerbock criticizes the German government - "It was announced"
“What really annoys me is that it was announced.
It was clear that if NATO troops were withdrawn, then people would really be threatened, ”emphasized Baerbock.
Weeks ago her party, the Greens *, submitted an application to bring German local workers to safety, but: "The SPD * and the Union in the federal government have refused."
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On RTL Direkt, Annalena Baerbock criticized the federal government in its activities in Afghanistan.
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"That leaves no one indifferent, it does not leave me indifferent," explained Baerbock, but also added that it was not about the consequences for the federal government.
“These minutes are about saving human lives.
Now there is no election campaign, now there are no questions from: Who has to resign?
But now we have to do everything we can to bring the people who protected our soldiers to safety. "
Annalena Baerbock calls for clarification after the disaster in Afghanistan
According to Baerbock, however, clarification of what went wrong will be needed at a later date.
In addition, one has to analyze why the Foreign Ministry did not react despite the warning from its own embassy.
However, the rescue operation of German local workers in Kabul has priority now.
On Tuesday night, the first Bundeswehr aircraft flew the first aid workers out of Afghanistan *.
On board: just seven evacuated people.
The situation at the airport in Kabul is very "confusing and dangerous," said Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (CDU *) in the ARD *.
By this time, the leaders of the Taliban * had long been sitting in the presidential palace in Kabul.
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