"The German government has offered cash payments to Afghan nationals stranded in Pakistan if they give up efforts to immigrate to Germany under a resettlement programme established for vulnerable groups, including those who once worked with German forces in Afghanistan. About 2,000 Afghans have been approved for relocation to Germany under the programme for people at risk under Taliban rule, but have been stranded in Pakistan for months or even years awaiting resettlement."
"It is logical that if we assume that people have no possibility of being admitted to Germany, we offer them some perspective, and this is linked to making a financial offer for a voluntary return to Afghanistan or another third country, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said on Wednesday. These offers have been made to these people in recent days, Dobrindt said, without revealing how much money was involved or the number of people being excluded from entry."
About 2,000 Afghans who once worked with German forces or are otherwise deemed at risk were approved for relocation to Germany but remain stranded in Pakistan for months or years. Germany suspended the resettlement programme in May amid political pressure to curb migration. The German government has offered cash payments in Pakistan to encourage voluntary return to Afghanistan or relocation to a third country for those without a chance of admission. Individuals holding binding approval under the suspended programme will still be allowed to enter Germany subject to security checks, while others will be excluded. Media reports cite payments of several thousand euros and criticism from stranded Afghans.
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