German Chancellor summoned to address Afghanistan evacuation operation

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was summoned to a parliamentary inquiry committee on Thursday to address questions about the military evacuation from Afghanistan in 2021.

The committee is investigating the withdrawal of German forces and the country’s response to the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul.

As a witness, Chancellor Scholz is expected to answer questions posed by parliamentarians during the session.

According to Germany’s Deutschlandfunk news agency, the inquiry...