Afghanistan: Hundreds of local workers left to their fate? Federal government is said to have stopped the rescue

Although the German government has announced that it is doing everything it can to save as many people as possible from Kabul, it is now apparently leaving 400 local workers to their fate and thus to the terror of the Taliban.

Berlin / Kabul - Hundreds of people who worked for the Bundeswehr in Afghanistan are apparently not being rescued abroad by the federal government *. An Afghan translator who has worked for the German armed forces in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif for years is said to have been informed today (August 16) that the German government had been informed, according to information from the ZDF magazine “frontal” will not help him to leave the country.

During the phone call he was told that the German government had no way of saving him.

In addition, he was asked to immediately leave the "safe house" in which he had previously been.

These safehouses were set up by the association “Sponsorship Network Afghan Local Workers” in Kabul with the help of donations.

The chairman of the association, Marcus Grotian, confirmed the call when asked by the ZDF magazine.

According to his own statement, he had to tell 400 people on site that there was no longer any hope for them.

He had to liquidate the safehouses.

Afghanistan: "The German government has no way of saving you"

Most recently, according to a statement by the Afghan translator, whose person is known to ZDF, hundreds of local workers have tried to get to safety in three safehouses in the Afghan capital, Kabul. The Taliban have already found these. Following his information, the Taliban are already patrolling the streets of Kabul and are specifically tracking down local forces who have worked with international armed forces and supported them in their mission. Meanwhile, the local staff are wandering around in Kabul in the hope of support from abroad and seem defenseless against torture and execution by the Taliban.

The interviewed Afghan translator informed ZDF that, in view of this situation, he regretted having worked for the German armed forces.

He has both proof of his work in the armed forces and a valid passport.

The only thing missing was the necessary entry documents for the Federal Republic, which he should have received in the safe house.

However, these were not issued to him.

Afghanistan: Merkel is dampening hopes of taking on local staff in Germany

People who have worked with the German government in recent years must particularly fear the Taliban.

In the worst case scenario, they face death.

Chancellor Angela Merkel promised at a press conference on Monday evening: "We will do everything we can to get these people out of the country safely."

At the same time, the CDU politician has dampened hopes that Afghan local staff will be accepted in Germany.

Merkel admitted: "Unfortunately we are no longer in control of the evacuation." Whether the evacuations can be carried out depends "on the situation in Kabul".

The situation in the Afghan capital is getting worse and worse *.

400 local workers left to their fate: Taliban threatens torture and execution

The former translator for the Bundeswehr reported to ZDF that he was hiding with his wife and two children in the back yard of a house that belonged to relatives.

However, other colleagues have found no refuge and are now defenseless on the streets of Kabul at the mercy of the Taliban.

It was almost impossible to leave the country: the Taliban had set up checkpoints on the access roads to Kabul airport. Local staff would therefore have no access to the airport. As recently as noon today, spokesmen for the German government announced that they would do everything possible to save as many people as possible from Kabul and from the terror of the Taliban.

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