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| German minister resigns over raid | German minister resigns over raid |
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| Germany's Labour Minister Franz Josef Jung has resigned amid allegations of a cover-up relating to a deadly Nato air strike in Afghanistan. | Germany's Labour Minister Franz Josef Jung has resigned amid allegations of a cover-up relating to a deadly Nato air strike in Afghanistan. |
| Mr Jung was defence minister when a strike was ordered on 4 September by a German commander against two fuel tankers hijacked by Taliban militants. | |
| But dozens of civilians were also killed in the attack, which happened in the northern province of Kunduz. | But dozens of civilians were also killed in the attack, which happened in the northern province of Kunduz. |
| Mr Jung had repeatedly denied civilians were killed in the attack. | Mr Jung had repeatedly denied civilians were killed in the attack. |
| He moved to the labour ministry after Germany's general election in September. | |
| Germany's top soldier Wolfgang Schneiderhan and senior Defence Ministry Peter Wichert resigned on Thursday, following reports that key information about the strike had been withheld. | |
| Germany's parliament has been debating whether to extend the military mission in Afghanistan, amid growing domestic opposition to involvement in the conflict. |