US Secretary of State intends to visit the American military base Ramstein in Rhineland-Palatinate in the next few days.

Blinken said in Washington on Friday that he would first travel to the Qatari capital Doha on Sunday.

From there he will then leave for Ramstein Air Base, where he will speak to Afghan refugees and American personnel, among other things.

During his visit to Germany, he will also meet with Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD) and hold a video conference with other official colleagues on Afghanistan.

Blinken did not initially give an exact schedule for the stops on the journey.

Further details from the US State Department were expected on Friday (local time).

The Ramstein Air Force Base currently serves as the US hub for the evacuation of Afghan refugees who were flown from their homeland after the Taliban came to power.

In Doha, on the other hand, the USA has initially housed its diplomatic team for Afghanistan after it had given up its diplomatic presence there with the withdrawal of all US troops from Kabul.