German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (C) is helped with his flak jacket as he meets German army Bundeswehr soldiers during a short visit to their military camp in Kunduz, northern Afghanistan November 13, 2009. On his first trip to Afghanistan since taking on the defence portfolio last month, Guttenberg said Germany, whose parliament is due to vote in December on whether to extend its peacekeeping mandate there, needed to see "clear cut" signs of progress. Germany has the third largest contingent of troops in the NATO mission in Afghanistan. REUTERS/Michael Kappeler/Pool (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: POLITICS)