Only 62 Afghans accept Germany’s financial offer to give up visas

Germany’s Interior Ministry confirmed that just 62 Afghans – about 10 percent of the 650 contacted – agreed to accept a financial incentive to give up visas they had been promised for entry into Germany. The initiative was intended to ease pressure on resettlement programs but has faced strong criticism. Many Afghans stressed they had worked alongside Germany for years and now feel abandoned. In a letter to Chancellor Friedrich Merz, they wrote: “We were allies and friends. It hurts that someone tries to persuade us with money to sell our security – even our lives.”

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