1. Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) shakes hands with his German counterpart Joachim Gauck during a joint press conference in Kabul. Welcome to the German Embassy in Afghanistan
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  3. Online Visa Appointment System
Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) shakes hands with his German counterpart Joachim Gauck during a joint press conference in Kabul.

Welcome to the German Embassy in Afghanistan

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Mobile Version online!

You can now surf the pages of www.kabul.diplo.de more easily while on the go with our new mobile verison for smartphones!

Online Visa Appointment System

Visa appointments at the Embassy can only be made online. Please use your current passport number only. Any attempt to make more than one appointment with different passport numbers will lead to the rejection of your application. Please also ensure that your passport number, your e-mail address, etc. are filled out correctly, otherwise you will lose your appointment.

Meeting of the Contact Group in Berlin

"Germany is committed to Afghanistan"

The International Contact Group on Afghanistan and Pakistan convened in Berlin on 14 May. This group comprises more than 50 states and organizations. Topics of the meeting included good governance and the long term support of the international community for the continued stabilization of Afghanistan.

Hand-over to the director of the regional hospital of Kundus

Hand-over of ambulances to hospitals in Kundus province

On April 27, 2013 Germany handed over one abulance to each of the hospitals in the city of Kundus adnd the city of Khanabad.

Deputy Ambassador Oliver Owcza handing over a sports donation provided by German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) to the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF)

German Embassy donates sports equipment

In the scope of the international sports promotion Programme of the German foreign Office, Deputy Ambassador Oliver Owcza handed over a sports donation provided by German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) to the Afghanistan Football Federation.

Khwaja Parsa Shrine

Germany supports restoration of three further cultural projects in the northern Afghan province Balkh

On 16th April 2013 Oliver Owcza, Permanent Representative of the German Embassy and Mr. Ajmal Maiwandi, Executive Chief of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture signed two agreements on the restoration of historically important buildings namely the Dehdadi Mosque and the Subhan Qoli Gate. A third agreement relates to the rehabilitation of Khwaja Parsa Park.

50 jahre deutsch-franösische Freundschaft

50 years of the Elysée Treaty – 50 years of Franco-German friendship

The Elysée Treaty was signed by President Charles de Gaulle and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer on January 22nd 1963 at the Elysée Palace after generations of continuing confrontation between Germany and France.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony in Imam Sahib

Street connecting the Imam Sahib Shrine

In Imam Sahib (Kundus provice) 500 meters of street were inaugurated on 27 November 2012. The district governor as well as several high ranking representatives of the province government as well as representatives of the PRT Kundus participated in the ceremony.

Mr Owcza (3. f. r.) and Dr. Schröder (2. f. r.) inaugurated the connecting road from the city to the university in Taloqan.

Deputy Head of Mission visits Northern Afghanistan

Deputy Head of Mission, Mr Oliver Owzca, visited Kundus and Takhar provinces from 15 to 18 November. Next to handing over the leadership of the PRT Kundus into entirely civilian hands, he was keen on speaking to German, Afghan and international actors in the field.

From left to right: Mariam Zia, Shavali Khan, Simone Geigl, Botschafter König

Award ceremony for the German language certificates 2012

On November 19, 2012 Ambassador Rüdiger König awarded 50 students with their German language certificates during a festive ceremony at the Aisha-i-Durani Girl’s Highschool.

Time and weather in Germany

Berlin:
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Deutscher Wetterdienst

The Ambassador

Ambassador Rüdiger König

GERMAN DEVELOPMENT MEDIA AWARDS

Deutsche Welle Medienpreis Entwicklungspolitik 2013

The newly inaugurated German Development Media Awards honor journalists worldwide for their outstanding reporting on human rights and put the spotlight on journalists telling important stories affecting their communities, countries and regions.

Official Holidays/Closure in 2013

The Embassy and the Visa Section will be closed on the following German and Afghan holidays in 2013:

Visa requirements

Antragsformular Schengenvisum

We want to make your arrival in Germany as easy as possible. Here you can find all the information you need on applying for a visa, along with visa application form and embassy's leaflets concerning the different categories of visas as a PDF-file to download.

Bundesregierung.de

Pressekonferenz Merkel Westerwelle setzt Laufzeitverlängerung aus

The official website of the German federal government