"A group of Afghan nationals have taken off from Islamabad, Pakistan and are due to arrive in Germany on Thursday, Germany's DPA news agency reported. Some 52 people were on board, sources told DPA. They are due to land in Berlin and Hanover. This would be the sixth group of such Afghans to arrive in the country since the new government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz came to power in May, DPA said."
"Only Afghans who were approved for resettlement under the federal resettlement program and legally obtained visas are allowed to come into the country. Under the new conservative government, Berlin suspended in May a resettlement program for particularly vulnerable Afghans. Those eligible for the suspended program included Afghans fearing persecution by the Taliban government, which returned to power in 2021. Examples include former local staff of German institutions in Afghanistan and their relatives, as well as journalists and lawyers."
"Despite the suspension, some Afghan nationals still manage to secure visas after suing the German government. Reports suggest some German officials are considering bringing in Afghans on chartered flights, a method the previous government also resorted to. It comes as Pakistan plans to deport Afghan nationals waiting to be resettled in Germany as of next year regardless of the status of their resettlement application. Some 1,900 Afghans have been stuck in limbo in Islamabad, some for even years, waiting to be resettled to Germany."
A group of Afghan nationals departed Islamabad, Pakistan and are due to arrive in Germany on Thursday, with 52 people on board scheduled to land in Berlin and Hanover. This marks the sixth such group to enter since the new government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz took office in May. Only Afghans approved for resettlement under the federal program with legally obtained visas are eligible to enter. Berlin suspended in May a resettlement program for particularly vulnerable Afghans, including those fearing Taliban persecution, former local German staff and their relatives, journalists and lawyers. Some still secure visas through lawsuits. Pakistan plans deportations next year, and about 1,900 Afghans remain stuck in Islamabad awaiting resettlement.
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