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Afghanistan:Maas: Germany will fly 180 people out on Tuesday

with A400M-Military transport machines want to set up an airlift between Kabul and Tashkent. This picture shows the second evacuation flight with 129 people on board.

  • The radical Islamic Taliban made public statements at a press conference in Kabul for the first time since they came to power.
  • The first employees of the German embassy in Kabul have now landed in Germany and are safe.
  • Two evacuation flights are planned for this Tuesday. According to Foreign Minister Maas, the federal government can bring 180 people to safety, those local staff who have already penetrated the airport premises.
  • In order to find a solution for the other local staff who have not yet been able to reach the airport in Kabul, the former special envoy for Afghanistan is to travel to Kabul.
  • The Federal Republic of Germany is initially no longer paying development aid to Afghanistan, but the EU intends to continue its payments for the time being.
  • The EU Foreign Minister Borrell is of the opinion that the EU will not be able to avoid entering into dialogue with the Taliban.

By Anna Ernst, Thomas Kirchner, Oliver Klasen, Hannes Munzinger, Juri Auel and Philipp Saul

After the withdrawal of international troops from Afghanistan, the Islamist Taliban keep advancing and conquering power in the country. The most important developments in the news blog.