Dobrindt Faces Scrutiny โฃOverโ Delays in Afghan Relocation Program
BERLIN – Andreas Dobrindt, a leading member of the Christian Social Union (CSU), is scheduled to appear before the German Interior Committee โto address concerns regarding the โstalledโ relocationโ of Afghan nationals who assisted German forcesโ and institutions. The hearingโ comes amid criticism of the federalโค government’s handling of commitments to โคprotect Afghansโ facing persecution following the Taliban’s takeover.
Theโฃ situation centers on former local employees of the Bundeswehr and other German organizations who worked in Afghanistan, as wellโ as individuals at riskโค due to their pro-democracy advocacy.โ While Germany initially established voluntaryโ admission programs,these were temporarily halted as the coalition government-comprising the โขUnion and the Social Democratic Party (SPD)-initiated a review of existing commitments.Consequently, access to Germany has largely been limited to those who have successfully โpursued legal action to secure visas.
As of today, November โค21,โฃ 2025, the federal governmentโ has only permitted entry for individuals who won court battles mandating visa issuance-most โrecently, 52โฃ Afghansโ arrived in Germany after a triumphant legal challenge. The Interior Committee’s inquiry aims to โฃdetermine the reasons forโฃ the program’s delays โขand to assess the government’s โplans for fulfilling โits obligations to vulnerable Afghans.โฃ The outcome โขof the hearing could influenceโข future policy decisions regarding the admission of at-risk individuals from Afghanistan.