US EditionGermany Offers to Pay Afghans to Drop Relocation Plans
Germany has frozen its Afghan refugee resettlement programme and offers cash payments to refugees in Pakistan to encourage voluntary return or relocation, activists said.
- On Nov 5, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said the German government offered cash to Afghan refugees in Pakistan to forgo places on a resettlement programme to Germany.
- Since Merz took office in May, the programme has been frozen and around 2,000 Afghans remain stuck in Pakistan as his government adopts a tougher migration stance, with Dobrindt saying offers aim to give people perspective if admission appears unlikely.
- Payments outlined include an initial 1,500 euros and a 5,000 euro follow-up, targeting Afghans who worked with German forces or face particular risks, a spokeswoman said.
- Some enrolled Afghans were deported over the summer, and aid workers said refugees reacted with shock, with one sharing `I've been trembling all over and can't stop crying.`
- Pakistani authorities have intensified crackdowns; the latest letter says procedures in Pakistan must be completed by the end of 2025, but not all can be guaranteed, Dobrindt said.
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Around 2000 Afghans in Pakistan are still waiting for entry to Germany, which they have already been promised. Financial incentives are now to help to complete the programme.
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Germany offers to pay Afghans to drop relocation plans
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany has offered cash to Afghan nationals stranded in Pakistan if they give up efforts to enter Europe's biggest economy under a resettlement programme, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said on Wednesday.The move is part of an effort by conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government to show it is tackling migration, a major concern for many German voters at a time when the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) top…
The e-mail from the German Ministry of the Interior leaves hundreds of Afghans desperately behind: instead of being accepted by Germany, they should return to their home country for money. For many, this is not an option. By Peter Hornung.
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The Express TribuneGermany offers money to Afghans to forgo refugee scheme
The German government is offering cash to Afghan refugees in Pakistan if they agree to give up their places on a programme for resettlement in Germany, activists said Tuesday.
Germany offers cash to Afghans in Pakistan to forgo resettlement
BERLIN: Berlin is offering cash to Afghan refugees in Pakistan if they agree to give up their places on a programme for resettlement in Germany, activists said on Tuesday. The Afghans were accepted under a refugee scheme set up by the previous German government but around 2,000 have been stuck in Pakistan since conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz took office in May and froze the programme. According to the initiative Airbridge Kabul, refugees…
Germany has offered cash to Afghan nationals stranded in Pakistan to abandon efforts to enter Europe's largest economy under a resettlement program, it said... Germany: Government offers reward to Afghans to abandon plans to relocate to the country - ΙΝΑΦΤΕΜΟΠΟΡΙΚΙ
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