Since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, thousands of local workers have wanted to come to Germany. So far, however, their recording has been slow. The left speaks of an indictment of poverty.
Berlin – Almost four months after the Taliban came to power, thousands of Afghan local workers and their families are still waiting to leave for Germany.
With almost 25,000 acceptance confirmations, 7033 people have come to Germany so far, reported the Funke media group, citing a response from the Interior Ministry to a request from the left-wing parliamentary group in the Bundestag.
According to this, between May 15 and November 26, German authorities agreed to admit 24,556 people from Afghanistan. This affects 4,590 local employees of the Bundeswehr and German ministries as well as 19,966 members. So far, 1,319 local employees with 5,711 relatives have come to Germany. “How many local workers and their family members have left Afghanistan with the help of German authorities with a confirmation of admission cannot be quantified,” said the Interior Ministry, according to the report.
The left-wing MP Gökay Akbulut called the small number of those fetched from Afghanistan “an absolute indictment of poverty”. Akbulut told the Funke newspapers that people would “persevere in Afghanistan in the greatest fear and insecurity,” because there are hardly any opportunities to leave the country. She called on the new federal government to accelerate and simplify the recognition process and the organization of evacuations and immigration. dpa
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