By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi and Ray Furlong February 13, 2025 MUNICH, Germany — Police in Munich arrested an Afghan asylum seeker after he rammed a car into a crowd in the German city, injuring 28 people and leaving many Afghans in the country on edge amid calls during an election campaign for tougher immigration laws. Despite a heavy police
euro news: The former German chancellor was the last witness to testify before a parliamentary inquiry committee on the German military’s role in the Western withdrawal from Afghanistan during the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul in 2021. Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a parliamentary inquiry on Thursday that the hasty withdrawal of Western troops from
Afghanistan International: Lutfullah Sadat, Afghanistan’s consul in Bonn, announced that he was submitting his resignation due to “restrictions and demands of the host country”. In early November, sources told Afghanistan International that Germany had asked Afghan diplomats to either engage with the Taliban or end their work. The sources also confirmed that other countries have
Ariana: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said that Berlin will continue to deport Afghan nationals who have committed crimes in Germany. Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized the rise of “Islamophobia and anti-immigrant sentiment” in Europe during a meeting with Scholz in Istanbul. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama: A survey conducted by the Berlin-based Advisory Council on Integration and Migration reveals that many Afghan refugees in Germany suffer from discrimination, particularly in the housing market. Despite this, most Afghan refugees still express a desire to remain in the country. Click here to read more (external link).
Germany deported several dozen Afghans in August — all of them convicted criminals — for the first time since the Taliban takeover in 2021. But the move has fueled panic among Germany’s large Afghan community, many of whom fear they could be next as Berlin tightens the country’s asylum policies and anti-immigration parties rise in
Afghanistan International: German media reported that the country began the deportation of “criminal” Afghan migrants on Friday, August 30. The magazine Der Spiegel wrote that a flight carrying 28 Afghan “criminal” migrants departed from Leipzig Airport to Kabul today. According to the report, these migrants, who had criminal records, were deported from various states in
Khaama: Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s Foreign Minister, has criticized statements made by Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Interior Minister Nancy Faeser regarding the deportation of Afghan migrants. She added that this decision will not enhance security. According to reports, the Interior Minister made these comments on Friday, July 26, at an event covered by “Die Zeit” magazine
The Independent (UK): The UK is failing to bring Afghan allies to safety through its dedicated resettlement routes, endangering the safety of thousands of people, lawyers and refugee caseworkers have said. One Afghan pilot said his wife has been left “suffering mentally and emotionally” as he is separated from her by the process. Click here
Khaama: German media reported that a 22-year-old Afghan man attacked police with a knife on Wednesday evening on the island of Rügen in northeastern Germany. The Bild newspaper wrote that the attacker was arrested and hospitalized, and the police were not injured in the attack. Last week, another Afghan asylum seeker, Sulaiman Atayi, attacked an