Members of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag Paul Schaefer of the Die Linke party (L), Henning Otte of the Christian Democraic Union (2nd R) and unidentified members of the delegation stand in a German Bundeswehr army armoured vehicle of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) during a tour outside the camp in Kunduz, October 1, 2008. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government hopes to win a parliamentary mandate this month to increase troop numbers in Afghanistan by 1,000 soldiers. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (AFGHANISTAN)