After the controversial Nato air strike in the Afghan province of Kunduz ordered by a German colonel, the deployment of the Bundeswehr is increasingly an issue in Germany's upcoming elections. But apart from The Left, all of the country's major parties back the mission. The European press comments on the dilemma faced by the German parties in the run-up to the federal elections on September 27 and Nato's presence in the Hindu Kush.
With articles from the following publications: Avgi - Greece, taz - Germany, La Repubblica - Italy, De Volkskrant - Netherlands