RASC News Agency: Two German aid organizations have urged their government to continue its program for admitting at-risk Afghanistanis. According to reports from German media, on the eve of the third anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, officials from these organizations emphasized that human rights defenders in Afghanistan are at grave risk of torture and imprisonment.
These organizations have called on the German government to provide assistance and facilitate the safe evacuation of these individuals. Diakonie, the head of one of these German organizations, appealed to the Federal Government of Germany to persist with the admission program for at-risk Afghanistanis. Speaking in Berlin on Wednesday, she stated, “There are still many people in Afghanistan who are in desperate need of protection, facing the threat of torture and imprisonment due to their defense of human rights.”
She urged the German government to intervene and prevent these individuals from enduring further suffering under torture. However, the future of Germany’s federal program for Afghanistani admissions remains uncertain. This program is funded through the “Voluntary Admission Budget,” which also encompasses a resettlement initiative. According to the current budget plan, this funding is expected to be reduced by approximately 13 percent. Only 8.9 million euros have been allocated for this purpose in next year’s budget.
Previously, the German government had suspended aid to migrants following an incident in which a migrant attacked a German police officer, resulting in the officer’s injury and subsequent death in the hospital. In response, Germany decided to halt the deportation of eligible and at-risk individuals from Afghanistan. Germany remains one of the countries that has accepted the highest number of Afghanistani refugees.
