German Military Guns Reportedly Sold Illegally On Afghan, Pakistan Black Market -- Deutsche WelleGerman military pistols are being sold on the black market in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The weapons were sent in 2006 and were intended for local police and army personnel.
Arms dealers in the region told German public radio that hundreds of German weapons were for sale carrying a price tag of over 680 euros a piece ($1,000).
In 2006, the German Defense Ministry shipped 10,000 old Walther-P1 pistols to the Afghan Interior Ministry to equip Afghan police and army. However, both the German government and the responsible US-led security team in Afghanistan reportedly failed to properly monitor the guns' whereabouts.
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My Comment: So typical of the German Social Democrats and Greens. They are so eager to help that they are not aware or sensitive that their good intentions will probably result (if not already) people being killed.
Unfortunately, this is probably just the tip of the iceberg. I can only imagine how many other NATO countries .... the U.S. included .... have done the same thing.
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