In Sweden are turning to former political leaders against the Afghanistan government
Sweden is expanding its military involvement in Afghanistan. Prominent politicians criticize the course of half a year since civil ruling coalition. Since 2002 Sweden participates in deployment of NATO-led ISAF troops in Afghanistan. The quota of the original 300 soldiers and soldiers in the relatively quiet northern provinces declared the country now has a circumference of almost 1000 »zivilmilitarisch” set people. The Swedish associations previously acted solely on the ground, while Denmark and Norway also F-16 fighter aircraft in Afghanistan. Since autumn 2006 Civil ruling four-party alliance, has not only against the EU military aspects. Generally leans Sweden in its foreign and security policy is becoming increasingly clear to U.S. and NATO. All this has heated arguments about meaning and direction of the Swedish involvement in the Hindu Kush provoked. With the Prime Frederik Reinfeldt announced intention, “according to need” not only staffed further increased, but will also facilitate the use of aircraft by the Swedish Air Force in Afghanistan might be envisaged, the domestic debate an unusually polemical escalation. Significant wort, the dispute through a television public service broadcaster SVT-1 ( “Uppdrag granskning -” audit “). It voiced the suspicion, deployment of the multi-purpose combat aircraft-JAS-39 Gripen in Afghanistan serves the purpose of the Swedish-British rustungstechnische top product under “real-war conditions” on a trial basis. Armed forces chief Hakan Syren dismissed this theory as “tasteless” and rushed in with reference to the six German Tornados to declare that no government and military, but NATO on the deployment of fighter aircraft urge. “We will not lead war in Afghanistan,” says Syren, but the aircraft were not only an educational requirement, but also a “safety factor for our soldiers.” That will include pages in question. The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan with the former Foreign Minister Lena Hjelm Wallen at the head rejects the use of Swedish aircraft because of the perception of Afghans the “civilian-military” reconstruction efforts ISAF fewer and fewer of the war and the bombing of the U.S. distinguishable. The committee calls for an immediate revision of the UN mandate and an end to the “Americanization” of the ISAF. Consequently, in this question 27 prominent personalities from politics and culture, in a call a general military withdrawal from Afghanistan are calling Sweden. Among the signatories include the former chief delegates of the country in the international disarmament bodies Maj-Britt Teorin and former defense Minister Thage Petterson. The latter criticised this week in “Svenska Dagbladet” with obvious bitterness the “uneasy pleasure” of the political leadership elite, “us into the world to send to participate in sharp military operations”. The deployment of Swedish aircraft, as Petterson continues, “a unheimliches signal for war. Not for peace and more civilian aid. “
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