Soldiers of Afghan General Muhamed Daud guard the main gate of the base of the German armed forces Bundeswehr during a visit of German Defence Minister Peter Struck in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz January 31, 2004. Struck was on a one-day visit to German troops who are based in Kunduz in a ISAF peacekeeping mission. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/POOL REUTERS AKW