Germany's Fischer calls for bigger European role in Afghanistan

BERLIN (AFP) - Former German foreign minister Joschka Fischer urged Europe to boost its backing for Afghanistan and chided his Greens party for its flagging support for the mission in the war-torn country. --- He said he deeply regretted the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, which he vehemently opposed, saying it had drawn desperately needed reconstruction funds and diplomatic attention away from Afghanistan.