The German cabinet will give the green light on Wednesday for an extension of Germany’s military mission in Afghanistan until Jan 31, 2022, quoting German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Reuters said.

The current parliamentary mandate for the German operation with up to 1,300 troops expires at the end of March while the new US government is reviewing a 2020 agreement with the Taliban which called for foreign troops to withdraw by May 1.

A premature withdrawal of NATO troops could jeopardize peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, Kramp-Karrenbauer warned, adding NATO troops needed to prepare for Taliban violence should they stay beyond the end of April.

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