German candidates clash over Afghanistan exit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has snubbed a promise by her rival in the upcoming elections to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, saying the mission there continues until its goals are met. Merkel said she would bring home the Bundeswehr, Germany's military forces, "as soon as possible" but only after their mission was complete. “We have a goal, and that is self-sustaining security for Afghanistan,” Merkel told public television Sunday...