138 Afghans in Germany: Police investigate after arrival in Leipzig!

138 Afghans in Germany: Police investigate after arrival in Leipzig!

Flughafen Leipzig/Halle, Deutschland - In the past few days there have been increased activities when recording endangered Afghans to Germany. On April 16, 2025, an aircraft with 138 Afghans landed at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Among the arriving people are 45 children and young people, 76 women and 62 men. According to a spokesman for the Interior Ministry, all people who entered Pakistan were thoroughly examined. There are no doubts about the identity of the arrived, while security aspects have a top priority, as the spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry emphasizes. She explained that all those who had traveled were persecuted by the Taliban, including former spokesmen from the Presidential Office, teachers. These people are part of a continuous recording program that aims to support particularly endangered Afghans.

The review of the entered started in the field of Pakistan by the German federal police. Security -relevant knowledge can lead to an exclusion from entry at any time; Six people were deleted from the final list before departure, as questions about their documents came up. The identity of people with suspicious or fake documents is determined by other evidence, such as DNA reports or interviews. In 2025 there were already several flights on which a total of 461 Afghans were brought to Germany.

entrance programs and future plans

Germany is currently taking on Afghans via various programs, including the local worker procedure, the human rights list and a federal recording program for particularly endangered persons. Since the Taliban took over in August 2021, over 35,000 Afghans have come to Germany. However, it was noted that the future black and red federal government is planning to suspend the entrance programs for people in need of protection. This means that new commitments are not granted, while commitments that have already been made are still met.

The executive red-green government continues the flights with concrete admission commitments, although the new coalition wants to limit the number of newly incoming refugees and stop humanitarian programs. So far, around 2,600 endangered Afghans in Pakistan have a binding promise for entry to Germany.

criticism of the admission

The admission of Afghans is not without controversy. Critics, especially from the ranks of the Union parties, accuse the government of taking up too many refugees and demanding increased deportations. At the same time, the SPD and the Greens underline the need to protect endangered people and defend the ongoing recording programs. The situation in Pakistan, where many Afghans are looking for refuge, remains tense, and the Federal Foreign Office is extremely concerned about the living conditions of the refugees.

The investigation that has been initiated according to the arrival of Afghans show the complexity of the current situation. When entering third countries, the Federal Police and the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution will always be at risk and security policy concerns. This is part of the comprehensive security measures that Germany has implemented to protect its population, while the humanitarian obligations that result from the earlier military presence in Afghanistan are at the same time