remember afghanistan?

what happend with afghanistan? the subject is getting so boring and old, that the media doesnt even bother with it any more...
remember? germany is also there. but doing what?
guarding the new pipeline routes? guarding the opium fields?

Trans-Afghanistan_Pipeline
bbc pipeline
Opium_production_in_Afghanistan
 afghanistan-opium-production-reaches-6900-tons
ny-times-afghan-opium-kingpin-on-cia-payroll

afghan opium production [wikipedia]

bring the troops home!