German parliament votes to extend the Afghan mission as violence rocks Kabul

Here in Germany, parliament has overwhelmingly approved an extension of the Bundeswehr's military mission in Afghanistan. This allows the increase of troops there by upto 850- taking the total German troop deployment there to over 5300. The mandate also includes provisions for a future German withdrawal from the country. Ahead of the vote there were noisy scenes when members of the Left Party were dismissed from the chamber after a protest action.