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It does not matter whether this story is true or false. It is all about
perception. And Mr. Korn's perception seems to be that Germans in
Afghanistan are a bunch of useless drunks.

IMHO the German government does not reflect about German interest.
They think about how something is going to influence the polls
or the next election. So they send soldiers abroad to be seen as...

I posted a similar question some time ago and -like you - did not get an answer.

I think that it is out of politeness, that nobody on this forum wants to give his opinion about the German army....