During a visit to Afghanistan at the time, he noted “the continuing deterioration of the situation due to the total militarization on the streets”.
Gerhard Schindler recalls that you only have to look into the “sad eyes of the people” to see that the country is “in decline”.
The BND is increasingly questioning the usefulness of an engagement in Afghanistan. He himself had doubts during his tenure.
“And I still have those doubts to this day,” he concluded.
