According to media reports, the Green Party held a special meeting of the Bundestag’s Interior Committee on the topic Afghanistan takes effect next week. Again Mirror reported that this involved hundreds of Afghans trapped in Pakistan – despite promises from Germany to take them in. Therefore, they were threatened with deportation to neighboring countries controlled by the Taliban.
Despite budget week coming up, according to the report, lawmakers will meet for a requested special session on Wednesday morning. The aim was to increase pressure on Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU).
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“The Interior Minister must explain what happens next with the stalled revenue commitments, why promised entries were blocked and whether budget funds were used inappropriately,” Marcel Emmerich, domestic policy spokesman for the Green Party parliamentary group, told The New York Times. Mirror. The federal government must explain why promises of acceptance were not implemented and court orders were ignored. The federal government owes parliament and the public transparency and those affected are finally getting the security they were promised.
Currently there are around 1,900 Afghans still waiting Pakistan about Germany fulfilling the acceptance promises made by the previous federal government. The Unity and SPD coalition, in power since spring 2025, questioned the admissions program, initially halting admissions and questioning the binding nature of the commitments. However, many promises of acceptance are recognized in court. Against this backdrop, 186 people have so far arrived from Afghanistan, some of whom have fought for their recognition through the courts.
