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Afghan families are finally coming to Hanover! Government acts!
On September 1, 2025, 47 Afghans will arrive in Hanover. Your entry follows a lengthy admission process due to Taliban rule.
Afghan families are finally coming to Hanover! Government acts!
In recent days, the situation of many Afghan refugees stuck in Pakistan has come to the fore again. Loud NDR Around 2,000 Afghans with a confirmation of admission are still waiting to enter Germany. At least six families will be allowed to come to us next Monday - a small ray of hope in an otherwise precarious situation.
The 47 Afghans who are being flown from Islamabad via Istanbul to Hanover are part of a group of around 2,300 people whose protection Germany promised after the Taliban came to power in August 2021. Many of them have worked for German organizations, including as local staff, translators and human rights activists. The wait becomes a stress test for each individual.
Deportations and legal disputes
The circumstances in which these people live are anything but easy. The situation has worsened further in recent weeks; Around 450 Afghans who had been accepted for admission were arrested by the Pakistani authorities, and more than 200 were deported to Afghanistan without documents. An example is a gynecologist with her four children who learned German in Pakistan. Unfortunately, such fates are not an isolated case.
That is why many of those affected have taken legal steps to enable them to enter the country - and yet the federal government remains responsible. Several administrative courts have already decided that the admission promises made must also be implemented. In some cases, the judges threatened to impose fines on the Foreign Office if the visas were not processed by the beginning of September.
Political reactions and the future
Friedrich Merz, the new Chancellor, has in the past highlighted the security status of local workers and persecuted women and emphasized their need for protection. In the last few months, over 35,000 people from Afghanistan have already found refuge in Germany. However, due to the political situation, the current traffic light government has decided to stop the admission programs, which many in the opposition criticize as a stalling tactic.
daily news reports that despite assurances from foreign policy actors, returning home is not an option for many people seeking protection - especially given the threat of violence and arrests in Pakistan. A lawyer has publicly complained that his daughters were deported to Afghanistan despite a commitment to Germany, which only increases the uncertainty.
On the other hand, it is known that the German authorities are in the process of optimizing the administrative processes for carrying out the admission procedures in Pakistan. DW points out that Afghan refugees must pass security checks before entering the country. But the situation remains tense as many live in difficult conditions in German-financed guesthouses in Pakistan.
The coming week will be crucial for the initial group of 47 Afghans. They will be accommodated in the Friedland border transit camp before being distributed to various destinations in Germany. But it remains to be hoped that the presentations before the courts and the political discussions will lead to other people seeking protection soon being given a fair chance at a new life in freedom and security.