RASC News Agency: German media have reported that nearly fifty Afghanistani citizens, who had been promised asylum in Germany due to life-threatening risks in their homeland, died before they could be relocated. According to information provided by the German government to the parliamentary faction of the Left Party, these individuals, identified as high-risk applicants for relocation, passed away before their transfer to Germany could be completed.
Clara Bunger, a member of the German Parliament representing the Left Party, has strongly criticized the delays in the resettlement process, calling for an immediate acceleration of Germany’s commitments. Bunger, who oversees migration policy for her party, told Evangelical Press Service (EPD): “Germany must take every possible measure to prevent further fatalities and fulfill its promises to those in urgent need of protection.”
Reports from the German Ministry of Defense indicate that among the deceased were four former employees of German institutions, including one individual who was killed in an act of violence. The German Foreign Ministry has also confirmed the deaths of five others, attributing one to an accident, while the rest were reported as natural deaths. The total death toll among these applicants has now reached 46. Many of these individuals were targeted by the Taliban due to their work with German organizations, as well as their involvement in human rights and democratic activities. They had been promised asylum in Germany for their safety, yet perished before receiving final approval and relocation.
The growing number of such cases has raised serious concerns over bureaucratic inefficiencies, a lack of urgency in addressing the plight of at-risk individuals, and the continued delays in Germany’s resettlement process. Critics warn that without immediate action, more lives could be lost due to preventable inaction.
