Taliban insurgents and their weapons confiscated by Afghan joint forces during an operation are presented to the media in Jalalabad province, Dec 18, 2012. [Photo/Agencies]

(L-R) Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Erwin Sellering, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and 50Hertz Transmission Company CEO Boris Schucht commemorate the new 380-kV high voltage power line between Schwerin and Hamburg by plugging in a giant mock cable, in Schwerin, Dec 18, 2012. [Photo/Agencies]