KABUL, Aug 15 ( DW) - The German foreign ministry announced Sunday it is closing its Kabul embassy. In a statement on the ministry website, officials have requested all German nationals leave Afghanistan at this time.

On Twitter, German foreign minister Heiko Maas announced the embassy will be relocated to the military section of the airport for now.

"Foreign Minister Maas has also reconvened the Federal Government's crisis team for today in order to initiate immediate measures to secure the safety and departure of German staff and other persons at risk," the ministry said in their statement.

The ministry also advises German citizens, "In consular emergencies in Afghanistan, contact the German Foreign Office directly," and to "only travel and stay on the basis of a viable, professional security concept."