Germany’s foreign ministry on Friday confirmed that many embassy staff had been evacuated ahead of the deadly truck bombing that killed over 180 people in Kabul.

AVA- Just six days before the May 31 truck bombing in Kabul city, Germany was reportedly warned of the imminent attack.

According to Deutsche Welle (DW), the German Foreign Ministry confirmed on Friday that Germany’s intelligence agencies knew the Kabul embassy in the Green Zone was about to be hit.

DW reported that security agencies had received warnings from multiple intelligence sources in the months leading up to the attack. As a result, a number of embassy staff had been evacuated from the building prior to the attack.

The embassy building was largely destroyed in the bombing.

Over 180 people are believed to have been killed in the bombing, which also injured hundreds more.

DW reported that in the weeks and months prior to the bombing, numerous intelligence reports indicated a truck laden with explosives would target the embassy.

According to DW, the driver had fake papers, but was stopped at the gate to the Green Zone, by an Afghan security guard, who phoned the embassy to see if the truck was expected.

The driver then detonated the bomb.

Since the bombing, Germany temporarily suspended its controversial deportation scheme of illegal migrants.

After the bombing, the German embassy in Kabul praised the Afghan security forces for stopping the bomber's truck from entering the inner part of the diplomatic enclave.