The debate in Germany turned to a politically controversial issue, that is, as the last German military aircraft carrying civilians, what measures should be taken by refugees. Afghanistan Landed in Tashkent on Thursday.
The military chiefs and the government stated that the German evacuation ended earlier than expected. The security situation has deteriorated At Kabul Airport, it is almost impossible to fly more planes.
“People stand together like bricks on the wall,” a man waiting at the gate of Kabul airport with his wife and children told the German news agency dpa. “You can’t move one meter.”
Efforts to receive, house and integrate more than 5,000 Afghans Germany These days are in progress. According to reports, most of the people who arrived and are receiving medical and psychological support are contractors for the German army and aid workers — in the past two decades, they have played a wide range of roles, including translators, mechanics, and videographers — —And their immediate family members.
Throughout Germany, many cities and towns have expressed their willingness to accept refugees, while some communities have refused to do so on the grounds that they seem to encourage repetition 2015 eventsIn that summer and autumn, about 1 million people were mainly from Syria and Iraq, which triggered a nationwide integration effort and an increase in xenophobic attacks.
The fledgling anti-immigration German Alternative Party (AfD) was able to arouse resentment towards refugees and thus obtained considerable power gains. It is now represented in most of the 16 German states and is the main opposition party in the Bundestag.
With the German general election held more than a month later, the issue of new immigrants is very sensitive. AfD refers to the prospects facing Germany as a “new refugee wave”.
In a recent statement, the party’s leadership expressed its refusal to accept refugees from Afghanistan. “2015 cannot repeat the same mistakes. We cannot allow large numbers of uncontrolled immigrants to immigrate to our country,” it said.
Instead, it called on the German government to negotiate with Afghanistan’s neighbors and “consider absorbing Afghans who want or must leave their country closer”.
According to local media reports, under the supervision of the German Red Cross (DRK), 266 Afghans were placed in emergency shelters in the town of Doberlug-Kirchhain in the eastern state of Brandenburg. They were warmly welcomed and people donated food, Clothes and toys and provide practical help.
“A lot of people came to support and donate things. This is very positive,” Veit Klaue from DRK told broadcaster RBB.
Brandenburg Interior Minister Michael Stübgen stated that he hopes that people who arrive will be able to quickly obtain residence and work permits. “We want to avoid unnecessary bureaucracy or impose additional burdens on these people,” he said.
Winfried Bengelstorf is one of the less than 9,000 residents of Doberlug-Kirchhain. As part of the German army’s mission in Afghanistan, he served as a field officer on three tours. He told RBB: “We have an obligation to treat these in important roles. The people who work are responsible for supporting the army.
“These people are smart people. Most of them are educated and understand German and English. They will integrate quickly.”
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called the incident in Afghanistan “a tragedy” on Wednesday, but she did not admit that her government may have made mistakes, such as failing to admit Possibility of Taliban takeover“For many Afghans, developments are tantamount to a tragedy, especially for those who are committed to creating a free society, democracy and education,” she told the Bundestag.
The German government said on Thursday that it hopes to negotiate further civilian evacuation after the US-led airlift officially ends. August 31.
The German media highlighted many cases in which it is clear that Afghans who should have cooperated with the military to evacuate were left behind.
