Germany Is Shipping The Army Beer That It Has In Afghanistan Back To Germany

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BBC: Germany to ship army beer home from Afghanistan 

Germany has announced it will fly more than 22,500 litres of beer home from Afghanistan, as Nato forces prepare to withdraw. 

Commanders had recently banned soldiers from drinking amid growing violence in Afghanistan ahead of the withdrawal. 

Local forces were unable to sell the alcohol due to religious and cultural differences in Afghanistan. 

A defence ministry spokeswoman said on Monday that they had found a civilian contractor to repatriate the drinks.  

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