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1. The Bundestag approves a new mandate to let Germany continue to station up to 1,300 soldiers in Afghanistan until January 31, 2022.
   2021-03-26 07:06:10 (First version)
2. The Bundestag approves a new mandate to let Germany continue to station up to 1,300 Bundeswehr soldiers in Afghanistan until January 31, 2022.
   (Current version)

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