**Germany’s Labour Minister Franz Josef Jung has resigned amid allegations of a cover-up relating to a deadly Nato air strike in Afghanistan.**Mr Jung was defence minister when a strike was ordered on 4 September by a German commander against two fuel tankers hijacked by Taliban militants.
But dozens of civilians were also killed in the attack, which happened in the northern province of Kunduz.
Mr Jung had repeatedly denied civilians were killed in the attack.
He moved to the labour ministry after Germany’s general election in September.
Germany’s top soldier Wolfgang Schneiderhan and senior Defence Ministry Peter Wichert resigned on Thursday, following reports that key information about the strike had been withheld.
Germany’s parliament has been debating whether to extend the military mission in Afghanistan, amid growing domestic opposition to involvement in the conflict.