The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Germany postpones deportation of Afghan asylum seekers after Kabul attack Germany said on Wednesday it had postponed a scheduled deportation flight of rejected Afghan asylum seekers after a Kabul truck bomb attack killed 80 and wounded hundreds. https://www.thelocal.de/20170531/germany-postpones-deportation-of-asylum-seekers-after-kabul-attack Wed, 31 May 2017 16:00:26 +0200 germany-postpones-deportation-of-asylum-seekers-after-kabul-attack German embassy workers injured, 1 guard killed in Kabul bomb attack The German embassy was massively damaged and workers were injured in a vehicle bomb attack in the Afghan capital on Wednesday morning that has killed at least 80 people. https://www.thelocal.de/20170531/german-embassies-damaged-in-kabul-blast-french-minister Wed, 31 May 2017 11:16:53 +0200 german-embassies-damaged-in-kabul-blast-french-minister Germany to Afghans: think twice about coming Germany has launched a campaign in Afghanistan to tell its nationals to think carefully before embarking on the tough journey to seek asylum in Europe, the foreign ministry said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151116/germany-to-afghans-think-twice-before-coming Mon, 16 Nov 2015 16:03:19 +0100 germany-to-afghans-think-twice-before-coming Kidnapped German 'released in Afghanistan' A female German aid worker who was kidnapped in Afghanistan in August has been released and is in good health, said German development organisation GIZ on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151018/kidnapped-german-aid-worker-freed-in-afghanistan Sun, 18 Oct 2015 11:44:46 +0200 kidnapped-german-aid-worker-freed-in-afghanistan Germany's friendship vow to Afghanistan Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that German friendship with Afghanistan had "no end date" as he visited Kabul under tight security on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150831/steinmeier-promises-commitment-in-afghan-visit Mon, 31 Aug 2015 10:41:57 +0200 steinmeier-promises-commitment-in-afghan-visit German killed in Afghan suicide attack Germany said Friday one of its nationals was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan targeting a play at a French-financed school. https://www.thelocal.de/20141212/german-killed-in-afghan-suicide-attack Fri, 12 Dec 2014 15:57:35 +0100 german-killed-in-afghan-suicide-attack Germany closes Afghan embassy over threat Germany's foreign ministry said on Thursday that its embassy in Afghanistan was shut but declined to comment on a media report it had been closed in response to a "serious" security threat. https://www.thelocal.de/20131018/52457 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 10:29:00 +0200 52457 Al Qaida threatens Germany for Afghan military presence A man claiming to be a member of al Qaida has specifically threatened Germany for its military presence in Afghanistan. https://www.thelocal.de/20090118/16847 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 12:07:00 +0100 16847 Suicide bomber kills at least two by German Embassy in Kabul A suicide car bomb outside the German Embassy in Kabul killed at least two people, including a child, and injuring at least 23 more on Saturday morning. https://www.thelocal.de/20090117/16831 Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:24:00 +0100 16831 Kidnapped German-Afghan freed in Kabul A German-Afghan businessman kidnapped nearly two weeks ago in Kabul was freed early on Thursday from captors who had been demanding ransom, Afghanistan's intelligence agency said. https://www.thelocal.de/20080807/13553 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:40:00 +0200 13553 German diplomats in Kabul moved to embassy grounds Due to the increased threat of attacks in Kabul, all German diplomats based in the Afghan capital have been told they must relocate within embassy grounds from this summer on. https://www.thelocal.de/20080531/12205 Sat, 31 May 2008 13:08:00 +0200 12205