Germany Faces Scrutiny Over Afghan Refugee Selection Process

A charter flight with 157 Afghan refugees is set to arrive in Berlin, with only two qualifying as former local staff, raising questions about identity verification and program transparency.

• The upcoming flight from Pakistan to Germany includes 157 Afghan refugees, but only two are former local staff who worked with German institutions in Afghanistan.
• Concerns have been raised about the selection process, with a senior official criticizing it as opaque and questioning the authenticity of many refugees' identities and documents.
• Examples of questionable documentation include a couple presenting a falsified marriage certificate and a family with seemingly arbitrary birthdate entries in their records.
• Germany has spent €25 million on Afghan resettlement programs this legislative period, bringing in approximately 36,000 Afghan refugees since 2021, with 3,000 more awaiting relocation.
• The government emphasizes that all refugees undergo security screenings in Pakistan before visas are issued, but critics argue the process lacks sufficient rigor.

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