Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier made a visit to Afghanistan on Tuesday in order to tighten relations with officials from Kabul and give the peacekeeping forces a moral boost.

"Terror threatens us everywhere and there is no absolute protection against terrorist attacks. This we had to learn in a very painful way," Steinmeier addressed the troops, making a clear refer to the recent suicide attacks which killed three German soldiers.

The three troopers died Saturday in Kunduz, after a bomb went off in  central market of the town, injuring five other soldiers and killing five civilians.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai praised the work of German soldiers and showed his gratitude towards the supreme sacrifice made by foreign troops in order to maintain the peace.

Steinmeier is bound to visit Pakistan on Wednesday, which clearly indicates the powers of the world are trying to negotiate a truce between the two neighbouring countries. Both Pakistan and Afghanistan joined the war against terrorism, but relations between them are very tense since 2001.

The main problem seem to be the Taliban rebels which are allegedly training in Pakistan for terrorist attacks, the Islamabad government being accused several times of doing nothing to stop the massive transit of insurgents and the built of terrorist elements.