Germany’s interior ministry said that Germany would temporarily halt deportations to Afghanistan due to the unstable security situation. dw on Wednesday.
This comes after the Netherlands suspended exile in the country for six months.
Earlier in the day, the German Interior Ministry said it believed it would still be possible to deport Afghan asylum seekers, despite the Taliban quickly taking back parts of the country.
Interior ministry spokesman Steve Alter said on Wednesday that some 30,000 Afghans were being held in exile in Germany.
Alter told reporters that the ministry believes there are people in Germany who need to leave the country as soon as possible.
In the Netherlands, Anki Brokers-Knoll, the secretary of state in the Ministry of Justice, told parliament in The Hague on Wednesday that deportations would be suspended for the next 12 months because of the Taliban’s progress in Afghanistan.
The move is almost a face-off, as just last week the Dutch government urged the Afghan government to continue accepting unsuccessful asylum seekers.
Since NATO forces announced their withdrawal from Afghanistan in early May, the Taliban have sought victory on the battlefield, pushing the offensive for regional gains as civilian casualties continue to mount.
The Taliban have captured nine of the 34 provincial capitals in recent days.
The decision against deportation came after six EU member states, including Germany, warned against blocking deportations from Europe.
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