Tolo News: Afghan and German officials on Saturday officially opened a photographic exhibition in Herat to mark 100 years of friendship between the two countries. A German envoy at the event said the exhibition shows the close relations the two countries have enjoyed over the years. He said that the gallery will narrate the story of Afghan-German
1TV: Two Afghan migrant men have been arrested for allegedly forcing a teenage boy to perform sexual acts at a swimming pool in Germany, local media reported. The 14-year-old boy faced the incident by the Afghan men, aged 20 and 25, in an indoor pool in Delbruck on Friday afternoon, according to German newspaper Westfalen-Blatt. Click here
Tolo News: At least 135 Afghans who migrated to Germany on Wednesday have returned home voluntarily. A number of the return refugees said they regret migrating to Germany and are living in difficult conditions and would like to return home if possible. One of the returnees, Abdullah, who spent $13,000 USD to get to Germany with his wife
Khaama Press: The country’s Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere has said that Germany will stay in Afghanistan for providing security support as long as it is necessary but the influx of refugees be stopped. “We’re staying here as long as it’s necessary. But we also expect that the Afghan population stays here,” Maiziere said. “We want the influx
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 1, 2016 German Interior Minister Thomas De Maiziere has promised Afghanistan financial help to help reintegrate returned migrants. Speaking during a visit to Kabul on February 1, Maiziere said most Afghans who go to Germany were not motivated by security fears but wanted a better life. He said that was “understandable”
Tolo News: Two Afghan refugees were sledging in the snowy Ore Mountains in Altenberg on Sunday when a stranger approached and insulted them, before hitting them with his Swastika-emblazoned helmet, said Dresden police. The man reportedly had a “Hitler moustache and gave a Nazi salute”. Click here to read more (external link).
DW: In Mazar-i-Sharif, the German defense minister was self-critical. Mistakes have been made and the situation underestimated, she said. The question remains: Can the mistakes be repaired? Click here to read more (external link).
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 6, 2015 German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen visited German troops in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif on December 6, a trip that comes after Berlin’s recent decision to enlarge its military deployment in the war-torn country. “The basic message must be: We’re staying,” the minister told
Tolo News: German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Afghans coming to Germany in pursuit of better economic circumstances will be sent back to Afghanistan. Speaking to reporters at a joint news conference with visiting Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Berlin, Merkel said Germany would meet its humanitarian obligations for Afghans who are in “acute” danger because they
Tolo News: The German government is reportedly planning to deport hundreds of Afghan asylum seekers who recently sought refuge in their country. Confirming the repatriation of Afghan economic migrants to their home country, German ambassador to Kabul Markus Potzel on Monday confirmed his government’s plan to deport those who fled Afghanistan because of economic issues.