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Germany pledges additional aid for Afghan people
Germany’s Ambassador to Kabul, Potzel Markus said in a series of tweets late Wednesday that Germany has pledged to increase humanitarian aid for the Afghan people through international organizations by €100 million ($117 million).
He said: “Resumption of development cooperation will be dependent on conditions, as was the case with the Afghan government in the past.”
Markus also said he met with Taliban leader Sher Abbas Stanekzai in Doha on Wednesday and discussed “the urgent need for a functioning airport in Kabul as a prerequisite for diplomatic and NGO presence in Afghanistan.”
“Director Stanekzai assured me that Afghans with legal documents will continue to have the opportunity to travel on commercial flights after 31 August,” he said.
This comes after US President Joe Biden’s national security adviser said on Tuesday that the Taliban agreed to allow “safe passage” from Afghanistan for civilians trying to leave the country.
