Danger lurks everywhere: A courageous nurse describes a war-torn country.

FRANKFURT / MAIN (Smi). “Afghanistan and its wars are in my head, in my soul, in my heart,” writes the German nurse Karla Schefter.

In her book, “I give the people not to”, published by Rowohlt, Karla Schefter takes an initial assessment of their involvement in the war-torn country. 20 years ago, born in 1942 in Olsztyn, East Prussia, a former surgical nurse at Chak-e Wardak hospital has built up because they wanted to set an example.

Ambushes, kidnappings, suicide bombings – the security situation in Afghanistan, writes Karla Schefter, have steadily deteriorated since the invasion by U.S. troops 2,001th Nevertheless, the German will, for their involvement with the Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class, which was awarded the Malalai Bambi and Order, the highest award for Afghan women, do not leave the country.