Overview

• German officials report roughly 450 pledge-holders were detained in recent raids; 245 were released after embassy contacts, and 211 were sent to Afghanistan.
• Berlin says it is in high-level talks with Pakistani authorities to secure re-entry for those deported and has arranged temporary housing in Kabul via a contractor.
• More than 2,000 people with German admission promises remain in Pakistan awaiting case-by-case security and admission checks, with BAMF staff deployed on the ground.
• Rights groups and lawyers insist the pledges are legally binding and warn of severe dangers under Taliban rule, as deportees describe violent round-ups by Pakistani forces.
• Iran’s interior minister says 1.2 million Afghans were expelled in six months and a total of two million are to leave by March, tightening regional refuge options.