Der Spiegel reports that the BND used spyware to monitor the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in Afghanistan. Documents, passwords and email communications are said to have been compromised by German spies. News follows revelations last week that BND had intercepted emails between Spiegel journalist Susanne Koelbl and Afghanistans Commerce Minister Amin Farhang. A diplomatic row has erupted between the two countries as a result of these revelations. There have been rumours and accusations of different countries spying on each other using malware in the past.”]
Source: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2008/04/28/german-spooks-deploy-spyware-against-afghan-ministry/