Overview

• Pakistan deported at least 211 Afghans who held German admission pledges before Berlin’s intervention led to a temporary halt and the release of more than 200 others from detention.
• Pakistani authorities have signaled no further deportations before September, though the German government has not said whether evacuations will resume within that window.
• Roughly 2,000 to 2,300 people with prior German commitments remain in Pakistan after federal intake flights were stopped in spring 2025 and Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt ordered case-by-case reviews.
• Aid groups report intrusive, repeated security interviews—sometimes posed to minors—with questions on topics such as Taliban or IS preferences, apostasy, alcohol use, and women’s clothing.
• Human rights organizations filed criminal complaints against Dobrindt and Foreign Minister Joachim Wadephul, while lawyers note courts have deemed some pledges binding even as ministries move to revoke approvals and shorten appeal deadlines to two weeks; deported individuals may be easily identified because German offices held their passports.