The Taliban are conquering more and more areas in Afghanistan.
In view of the situation, the federal government's call for a deportation stop is getting louder and louder.
Berlin - The militant Islamist Taliban are on the advance in Afghanistan.
More and more areas are conquered by them.
In view of the escalating situation on site, Amnesty International and 25 other organizations are calling for an immediate ban on deportation for rejected asylum seekers from Germany.
"Even Germany must not turn a blind eye to the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan and must stop all deportations," said a joint statement. It was signed by Pro Asyl, Bread for the World and Workers' Welfare, among others. “The rule of law means that human rights principles are observed. They are also not allowed to be put up for negotiation in an election campaign. "
The EU ambassadors in Afghanistan recommend that deportations to the crisis country be suspended for the time being because of the worsening security situation.
In view of the worsening conflict, the precarious security and human rights situation and the lack of safe spaces in the country, it is recommended that a temporary suspension of forced returns from EU member states to Afghanistan be considered, according to an EU report sent to the member states on Tuesday -Mission chiefs in Kabul, excerpts from the German Press Agency.
Afghanistan: Taliban on the advance - organizations demand a stop of deportations
Against the background of the debate about deportations to Afghanistan, the German government is working on an update of the situation report on the country.
The Foreign Office is preparing "an ad hoc update * of the situation report," said a spokeswoman for the Foreign Office in Berlin on Monday.
She did not give an exact date for publication.
The situation reports of the Federal Foreign Office on individual countries are an essential basis for decisions on asylum applications and deportations.
The current situation report has come under fire because it does not adequately take into account the deterioration in the security situation after the withdrawal of international troops and the current advance of the radical Islamic Taliban.
The Taliban now control large parts of the country, and within four days they captured six provincial capitals.
Foreign Office prepares new situation report on Afghanistan
Last week the Interior Ministry in Berlin canceled a planned deportation flight with six Afghan men after the Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack in Kabul.
The federal government declared, however, to hold on to deportations to Kabul in principle.
In July, because of the tense situation, the Afghan government asked the European countries to refrain from deportations to their country for the time being.
Despite the advance of the militant Islamist Taliban, the US is sticking to its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan *. "We are focused on completing the withdrawal by the end of the month," Defense Department spokesman John Kirby said on Monday. However, they share the concerns of the international community about the security situation in the country "which is clearly not moving in the right direction". It was clearly deteriorating. After 20 years in the Hindu Kush, the United States and its NATO allies began withdrawing their soldiers in May, which is expected to be completed in September. The last Bundeswehr soldiers left Afghanistan at the end of June.
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