188 Afghans fly to Germany with admission approval

Refugees - 188 Afghans fly to Germany with admission approval

188 Afghans have flown out of Pakistan with a promise of admission to Germany. This was revealed to the German Press Agency by sources at the German embassy in the capital Islamabad. This is the first charter flight from Pakistan with a large number of Afghans to be admitted in ten months. According to the Foreign Office, the group is made up of people from admission procedures for particularly vulnerable groups from Afghanistan, such as the federal admission program or the local forces procedure. The plane is due to land in Leipzig in the evening.

The German government had only recently announced that it wanted to protect Afghan refugees from the mass deportations currently taking place from Pakistan by pledging to accept them in Germany. At the beginning of October, the government in Islamabad announced that it would deport refugees without residence status. According to government figures, there were around 4.4 million Afghan refugees living in the country, 1.7 million of them without valid papers

Reception program for vulnerable people

According to the German government, around 11,500 people from Afghanistan who had been accepted by the Federal Republic were waiting to leave for Germany at the end of November. At the time, around 3,000 of these were in Pakistan, 300 in Iran and more than 8,000 in Afghanistan. Since the end of June, 573 Afghans have actually entered the country.

Of those entitled to enter the country, 572 have been granted admission under the federal admission program. Particularly vulnerable Afghans can come to Germany via the federal admission program. It is aimed at people who are particularly exposed due to their commitment to women and human rights or their work in the fields of justice, politics, media, education, culture, sport or science. The program should offer the prospect of admitting 1,000 Afghans per month.

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1. The German Embassy in Islamabad confirmed the departure of 188 Afghans on a charter flight headed towards Germany, marking the first large-scale admission of refugees from Pakistan in ten months.
2. The Afghans on the plane are part of particularly vulnerable groups, approved for admission through the federal admission program or the local forces procedure, organized by the German Government.
3. The 188 Afghans include individuals awaiting admission to Germany, with around 3,000 already residing in Pakistan and hoping to start a new life.
4. Recently, the German Government vowed to protect Afghan refugees from ongoing mass deportations in Pakistan by offering them residency status within Germany.
5. However, concerns arose following the announcement by the Pakistan Government in early October, indicating that it would deport refugees without valid residence status.
6. The German President visited Berlin to discuss the issue with German and Afghan officials, emphasizing the urgent need for acceptance commitment towards refugees and their safety.
7. The German Press Agency reported on the migration, covering the Government's stance on admitting refugees and resolving potential challenges to the acceptance commitment in Germany.
8. Upon landing in Leipzig, these 188 refugees will join other Afghan refugees who have recently been granted immigration status, incorporating into the German culture and contributing to societal diversity.
9. The Taliban's presence in Afghanistan has significantly impacted the security and safety of Afghan refugees, leading to a mass exodus to neighboring countries, including Pakistan, with many seeking to migrate to more stable and welcoming nations like Germany.

Source: www.stern.de