Afghanistan, Aug. 14 -- Pakistan has deported 40 of over 2,000 Afghans approved for resettlement in Germany, raising concerns over safety and Berlin's commitment to evacuating at-risk Afghan nationals.
The German daily Tageszeitung reported Wednesday that more than 2,000 Afghans eligible for resettlement to Germany remain stranded in Pakistan, while authorities there have, for the first time, deported 40 of them to Afghanistan.
The outlet said the Kabul Luftbrucke aid group confirmed that Pakistani police deported individuals who had already been accepted under Germany's federal admissions program for Afghan nationals. This marks the first known case of such deportations, despite earlier pledges from Berlin.
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