Press TV October 2, 2016 The government of Afghanistan has agreed to a mechanism for cooperation with Germany on how the European country could deport refugees whose asylum request has been rejected. Officials in Berlin said Sunday that they signed a joint declaration with Kabul that enables Germany to deport refugees to Kabul or facilitate their
1TV: Afghan officials said on Sunday they had agreed to return of 50 refugees per week from Germany. Around 250,000 Afghans applied for asylum in Europe last year with Germany as their top destination. EU is seeking to send a large number of the refugees back to their country. Click here to read more (external link). Related
Khaama Press: A young Afghan refugee has been hailed as a ‘champion’ following the Munich shooting that left at least 9 people dead, an attack that was carried out by a German-Iranian. According to the local media reports, the 20-year-old Amir Najazada was hailed for saving nearly 200 people by shifting them to the underground of a
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 20, 2016 German media have reported that the 17-year-old asylum seeker who was shot dead by police after attacking passengers with an ax and knife on a train in southern Germany was not Afghan but in fact Pakistani. German state broadcaster ZDF said on July 20 that documents found in
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 19, 2016 German police say a hand-drawn Islamic State (IS) flag was found in the room of the 17-year-old Afghan asylum seeker who attacked passengers on a train in Bavaria, in southern Germany, before being shot dead by police on July 19. The IS-linked news agency Amaq said the attack was
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”