KABUL beyond 2016, announced the German defence minister during a meeting with President Ashraf Ghani, a statement from the Presidential Palace said on Monday.
Ghani and Ursula von der Leyen, who met in the afternoon, discussed the stay of German troops in Afghanistan and continued cooperation between the two countries, the statement said.
Leyen said German forces would remain in Afghanistan beyond 2016. A day earlier, the Presidential Palace said Germany would increase the number of its forces in Afghanistan to 980.
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