Tageszeitung, 13 August 2024
An op-ed by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on the occasion of the Taleban’s second gain of power in Afghanistan, mainly looking at German Afghanistan policy – which he calls a (partial) “clear cutting”, as crucial institutions are abolished: There is no dedicated German ambassador or special envoy for Afghanistan anymore; the government’s aid agency GIZ has announced it is ending its direct presence in the country by the end of the year; the dismantling of the ‘federal reception programme’ for persecuted Afghan activists, designed for 1,000 persons (including family) staring in October 2022 – via which so far an abysmal 540 persons (less than a month’s rate) were rescued; and the raging discussion in the political mainstream to end subsidiary protection for Afghans, arguing that the war is over (in German)
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