With Queen Margrethe by her side, Gitte Lillelund Bech is photographed here in Afghanistan in 2011, when the former Venstre politician was Minister of Defence. (Archive photo). Photo: Ministry of Defence / Handout/Ritzau Scanpix
Ex-defense minister removes name from Afghan inquiry
Former Venstre politician and Defense Minister Gitte Lillelund Bech has chosen to remain anonymous in an independent investigation into Denmark’s war effort in Afghanistan. She told Politiken that she cannot find out the context in which her quotes will be used.
The investigation, commissioned...
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