Berlin: A new group of Afghans have been promised to take refuge in Germany, the latest limbo fleeing Pakistan for months.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Interior said 28 Afghans landed at Hannover Airport in the afternoon.
Afghans are accepted under refugee plans developed by the former German government freezing Conservative Prime Minister Friedrich Merz took office in May.
Since then, about 2,000 Afghans have legs stuck In Pakistan, they were deported back to Afghanistan threat. Some of these affected people have presented successful legal challenges to the German government, forcing authorities to allow them to enter.
Earlier this month, the first group of 47 Afghans who won the case arrived in Germany, and those who came on Wednesday also had success in court.
According to the Airbridge Kabul initiative, the program is intended to help those affected, the latest team – 5 men, 10 women and 13 children – takes a commercial flight from Islamabad.
However, in recent weeks, about 250 Afghans waiting to go to Germany have been deported. On Wednesday, a foreign ministry spokesman said they have not been able to return to Pakistan.
The German plan targets Afghans who have worked with German troops in Afghanistan or are considered to have special risks such as journalists, lawyers and human rights activists.
Since Meiers’ conservative leadership alliance The government took power in May, which made the process part of a wider push for tough immigration policies.
Posted at Dawn on September 25, 2025
