COPENHAGEN, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Denmark is encouraging its citizens in Afghanistan to leave the country due to a deteriorating security situation, according to a recent travel warning.
"If you choose to stay in Afghanistan, stay as much as possible at your place of residence and be aware of your surroundings if you travel abroad," said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a travel note.
Danes are also discouraged from traveling to the region. However, it remains possible for "professionals" to work in Afghanistan "with the right security measures."
In addition, the safety of Afghans working at the Danish embassy in Kabul and local interpreters for the Danish Armed Forces has become a humanitarian issue. The sitting government will meet with other parties in parliament to discuss the handling of the situation next Monday.
"We will do what is necessary to help the particularly vulnerable Afghans who have stood side by side with Denmark in Afghanistan," Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod told a press release on Thursday.
Denmark started evacuating soldiers from Afghanistan in the wake of the United States and NATO's announcement in April of withdrawing troops after 20 years of military intrusion in the war-torn country. Enditem
