Tag: German military

Germany Left 5,000 Former Staff and Families Behind in Afghanistan, Network Says

EBERSWALDE, Germany—Germany has left at least 5,000 former staff and their families behind in Afghanistan, a support network founded by German troops said on Friday, vowing to keep pressing for them to leave the country after an Aug. 31 deadline runs out. The German military ended its airlift from Kabul airport late on Thursday after evacuating…


Germany Gets 1st Military Rabbi in Over a Century

BERLIN—The German military got its first rabbi in over a century Monday, with the inauguration to the post of Hungarian-born Zsolt Balla at a synagogue in Leipzig. The German government in 2019 approved a proposal by the Central Council of Jews to restore religious counseling for Jews serving in the armed forces. “This was unthinkable…