A sort ofAt the end of the long day, the Minister of Foreign Affairs was seated Heiko Mars Alone on the bench in the garden of the Embassy in Dushanbe, there was a brief pause. At a white garden table in the capital of Tajikistan, four or five senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are looking through documents, discussing options and making phone calls. The priest turned slightly to one side and looked at the tall trees for a few minutes.
Mas has set out to find a way to leave the country to help thousands of people who have been seeking protection in Afghanistan since the seizure of power Taliban The progress stopped. Five countries in four days: Turkey, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan and Qatar. It involves some German citizens staying in Afghanistan, but the most important thing is that thousands of Afghans and their families worked for Germany at some time and are now worried about retaliation by Islamic terrorist organizations.
Their number, including their closest relatives, is about 40,000 men, women and children. The Germans did not leave in time due to long discussions about their status and the initial hesitation of the federal government. The anger at this is immense. The Bundeswehr airlift had transported more than 5,000 people by the end of last week, but this situation has hardly changed. Now is the question of finding more escape routes.
Turkey can operate airports
They said that the evacuation mission was “the first stage.” Now the “second phase” should follow closely behind and withdraw in the same way as other civilians. But the border with neighboring countries has been officially closed. The civilian part of Kabul Airport was at least partially destroyed. Many people seeking protection are hiding, waiting for their way out. The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs must pave the way for them. Be cautious and determined. During Mas’s journey, almost no country was willing to accept refugees, especially not a large number of refugees. Pakistan has been hosting Afghans for many years, and in Islamabad, this number is estimated to be about 2.8 million. The Pakistani Foreign Minister said that the more problem is “not a question of money, but a question of ability”.
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People are now worried about a new wave of refugees. A bus with thousands of German protection personnel could trigger a chain reaction. “We absolutely want to avoid a situation like the last time at Kabul Airport,” Maas assured his interlocutor. Therefore, silent agreements, small transports and unobtrusive routes were explored.
After the army withdrew, one of them could still lead through the airport of the Afghan capital. When Mas visited Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu at his holiday home and home near Antalya on Sunday, what Mas called “Dear Mevrut” sent a clear message: “We can’t Accept more immigrants.” But what Turkey can do already is to restore civilian operations at Kabul Airport, such as charter flights. It’s not so much about Lufthansa or Air France, as it is about the company that is described as “Cowboy Airlines”.
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Resuming operations will at least open up the possibility of people leaving the country by plane. The Taliban seem to be participating, because without a functioning airport, diplomats will not return, and without them there will be no money. The new rulers of Kabul needed this as desperately as their predecessors to keep the country functioning. Otherwise, among diplomats and development workers, in addition to the problems of hostile organizations and the terrorist threat posed by the Islamic State, if hunger rages after years of drought, social unrest will soon occur. In Qatar, where Mas held talks on Wednesday, diplomats from many countries are negotiating with Taliban representatives.
