Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet on Wednesday approved the continuation of Germany's deployment of up to 980 soldiers to Afghanistan through the end of 2017, a government spokesman said on Wednesday.
The decision, which must still be approved by parliament, came less than a week after armed Taliban militants stormed the German consulate in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif and killed at least four Afghans and wounded more than 100 people.
"With up to 980 soldiers, the German army will in future advise, support and train Afghan security services," said the government in a statement.
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