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Germany Halts Development Aid for Afghanistan: Minister

A member of Taliban forces inspects the area outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 16, 2021. (Reuters)

A member of Taliban forces inspects the area outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 16, 2021. (Reuters)

German Development Minister Gerd Mueller said in an interview that state cooperation on development is suspended for the time being,

  • Last Updated:August 17, 2021, 16:36 IST

Germany has halted development aid for Afghanistan, the minister responsible said on Tuesday, after the Taliban swept back into power.

“State cooperation on development is suspended for the time being," Development Minister Gerd Mueller said in an interview with the Rheinische Post newspaper. “We are working at pace to evacuate from Afghanistan, those local development officials and NGO workers who want to leave."

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first published:August 17, 2021, 16:36 IST