Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) - The number of acutely endangered people from Afghanistan admitted to Baden-Württemberg has increased sharply. From the beginning of 2021 to the end of July 2022, 3,194 local staff and their family members as well as human rights activists were accommodated in the country, as announced by the Ministry of Migration in Stuttgart. In 2021, 1129 people were admitted. In the first seven months of the current year it was already 2065.
The local staff used to work, for example, as civilian helpers for the German armed forces or as interpreters. The people admitted are not asylum seekers.
The Taliban gradually took control of the country a year ago with little resistance from Afghan forces. This was preceded by the withdrawal of NATO troops. After the capture of Kabul on August 15, an international military evacuation operation took place, in which Germany also took part. Dramatic scenes took place at Kabul airport when many people wanted to leave the country.
Migration State Secretary Siegfried Lorek (CDU) said: "One year after this crisis, the work in Afghanistan is far from done and the suffering of the people who are still there is great."
Lorek emphasized that at the same time one has a duty to grant protection and refuge to those seeking protection from other countries - currently especially from Ukraine. "We must therefore make a very clear appeal to the federal government to keep an eye on the massive burdens on urban and rural districts as well as towns and communities due to the increased arrivals from Ukraine and other asylum seekers."
