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Germany to resume deportation negotiations with Syria and Afghanistan

(de-news.net) – Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) has confirmed that negotiations to reinstate deportation procedures for rejected asylum seekers will soon commence with both…

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EU calls for preparing for refugees from Afghanistan

(GermanPolicy.com) – After the fighting in Afghanistan and the Taliban seizure of power, the EU Commission has asked the European member states to prepare for…

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Situation in Afghanistan: towards preventing a humanitarian tragedy

by Thorsten KochGermanPolicy.com The Federal Cabinet decided on Friday to provide 100 million Euros in emergency aid for the benefit of the refugees who have…

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Maas: continuing airlift from Afghanistan intensively

by Thorsten KochGermanPolicy.com The German government intends to enter into negotiations with the Taliban about the departure of Afghan local staff. For this purpose, the…

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Afghanistan: proposals for evacuating people at risk

(GermanPolicy.com) – Chancellor Angela Merkel regards the Taliban’s takeover of power in Afghanistan as “bitter hours.” In a meeting of the CDU, she described it…

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Bundeswehr withdraws from Afghanistan starting 1 May

Germany wants the withdrawal of its soldiers from Afghanistan synchronized with 30 partner states from May 1 to be “orderly, coordinated and deliberate”. The withdrawal…

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Bundeswehr mission in Afghanistan extended

The German Bundestag has extended the Bundeswehr’s mandate for operations in Afghanistan. For the time being, members of the military are allowed to stay until…

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Federal Government for an extension of the Afghanistan mission

The Bundeswehr is to remain on duty in Afghanistan until the end of January 2022, in order to participate in an ongoing NATO mission to…

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