The funds are intended to directly benefit Afghan people in need, the government said. "These funds will be channelled through the United Nations and and long-established international humanitarian partner organizations," government sources said Friday.

The federal German government meanwhile has stopped providing aid money for development and stabilization of the country since the takeover of the Taliban, but allowed humanitarian aid to continue -- in terms of delivering people in need with food, medicine and emergency shelter. This means that the super of infrastructure projects was halted, which aid payments mainly benefit.

A total of €430 million in aid had originally been planned for this year -- of which €250 million had been allocated to development aid.

Taliban say humanitarian help to remain in place

According to Taliban sources, aid payments to Afghanistan had been a major topic during talks held between the German government and the Taliban in Qatar earlier.

Taliban spokesman Mohammed Naeem tweeted that night that German diplomat Markus Potzel had spoken with the deputy head of the Taliban's political bureau, Shir Mohammed Abbas Staneksai, saying: "The German ambassador pledged Germany would continue and expand its humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan."

The meeting also allegedly highlighted the importance of "positive interaction and mutual understanding with the international community.”

Evacuation efforts continue

According to German government information, the main goal of Potzel's talks in the Qatari capital of Doha is to obtain commitment from the Taliban for the safe evacuation of Afghans who feel threatened by the takeover. This primarily involves former aid workers from the German armed forces as well as federal ministries.

So far, the Taliban have only allowed foreigners to pass through their checkpoints at the airport. This year alone, according to UN figures, nearly 400,000 Afghans have fled fighting within the country by early August. In total, there are five million people who have not been able to return to their homes.

With DPA