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2006, 15:30 GMT 16:30 UK German troops set for wider role German
soldier on a tank in Afghanistan Germany is expanding its
horizons Germany's troops could take on a much more wide-ranging
role in the world following a review of security doctrine
approved by the German cabinet.  The move takes Germany a step
further from the pacifist military guidelines adopted after
World War II.  German troops are currently engaged in
Afghanistan, but in reconstruction rather than combat.  The
review says that "an important role in the future shaping of
Europe and beyond falls on the united Germany".  However, the
document, drawn up by the government of Chancellor Angela
Merkel, envisages that military might will play only one part of
the country's security policy.  The foreign and international
development departments have also been involved in drafting the
paper.  More peacekeeping  The 133-page docu