In Afghanistan, a huge stock of German beer was formed after the military from Germany was forbidden to drink alcohol. According to Associated Press, 22.6 thousand liters of unclaimed alcohol accumulated in the Marmal camp in the city of Mazari Sharif, including almost 60 thousand beer cans.
According to the agency, before the orders of soldiers had the right to drink two beers on the day. After the ban, the military faced a logistic problem: they did not know where to do the excess drink. According to the representative of the Ministry of Defense of Germany, Christina Ruratsi, alcohol could not be sold in place due to religious restrictions or destroy on environmental reasons.
As a result, the military found a civil contractor who agreed to take alcohol from the country before the conclusion from there by German troops. In the army they believe that sales of beer outside Afghanistan will cover the costs of its transportation.
The official conclusion of NATO’s troops from Afghanistan began on May 1. In the statement of the North Atlantic Alliance, published on April 14, it was said that the process would take several months and will be ordered and coordinated. It was noted that the Alliance Allies will continue to support Afghanistan, its people and structures in promoting security and strengthen.